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Elaeagnus
angustifolia |
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Russian
Olive |
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Southern Europe and Western Asia |
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Large shrub
or small tree, upright at first, then arching
and spreading widely, forming a rounded outline. |
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12-20 feet
tall with a spread of 20 or more feet |
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Flowers are
yellowish-white, without petals, ½ inch long,
very fragrant |
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Mid to late May |
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Leaves are
alternate, simple, lanceolate, 1½-3 inches
long, with an acute tip, dull green on top and
silvery below. |
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Fall color
is nonexistent. |
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Stems are
scaly, silvery, somewhat thorny when young,
developing a shreddy, basket weave pattern on
older stems and trunk. |
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Fruit is an
ovoid, yellow drupe covered with silvery scales,
¼ inch long edible, ripening in August- September |
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Not a true olive |
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