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Elaeagnus umbellata (oleaster; Autumn elaeagnus; Autumn-olive; Silverberry; autumn olive; Aki-gumi)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Elaeagnus umbellata is known as Japanese silverberry, umbellata oleaster, autumn olive, autumn elaeagnus, or spreading oleaster. The species is indigenous to eastern Asia and ranges from the Himalayas eastwards to Japan. Because it fixes atmospheric nitrogen in its roots, it often grows vigorously and competitively in infertile soils.
View Wikipedia Record: Elaeagnus umbellata

Infraspecies

Elaeagnus umbellata f. nakaiana
Elaeagnus umbellata f. umbellata
Elaeagnus umbellata var. rotundifolia
Elaeagnus umbellata var. umbellata

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Elaeagnus umbellata

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Screening - Summer [2]  Dense
Screening - Winter [2]  Moderate
Bloom Period [2]  Early Spring
Drought Tolerance [2]  High
Edible [3]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Fire Tolerance [2]  Low
Flower Type [3]  Hermaphrodite
Frost Free Days [2]  5 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [2]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Fall
Growth Form [2]  Multiple Stem
Growth Period [2]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [2]  Rapid
Leaf Type [3]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [3]  Bees
Propagation [2]  Bare Root, Container, Seed
Root Depth [2]  18 inches (46 cm)
Scent [3]  The flowers are sweetly and heavily scented.
Seed Spread Rate [2]  Rapid
Seed Vigor [2]  High
Seeds Per [2]  27600 / lb (60848 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Rounded
Structure [3]  Shrub
Usage [3]  Very tolerant of maritime exposure, it makes a good informal hedge, succeeding even in very exposed positions; The plants make a reasonable wind-protecting screen, they are about as wide as they are tall. They make a good companion hedge, enriching the soil and fertilizing neighbouring plants; The wood is a good fuel;
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  None
Flower Color [2]  Yellow
Foliage Color [2]  White-Gray
Fruit Color [2]  Red
Fall Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [3]  14.76 feet (4.5 m)
Width [3]  13.12 feet (4 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Infertile
Water Use [2]  Moderate
View Plants For A Future Record : Elaeagnus umbellata

Protected Areas

Predators

Anarsia bipinnata[4]
Aulacaspis crawii[5]
Aulacaspis difficilis[5]
Lepidosaphes chinensis (Chinese lepidosaphes scale)[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0