Where can I buy Elaeagnus umbella (Japanese Silverberry/ Autumn-olive)

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  1. kbkim

    kbkim Member

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    I would like to know where I can buy Elaeagnus umbella (Japanese Silverberry/ Autumn-olive) for my mom. Can someone help me please? Thank you.


    For your information:

    Elaeagnus umbella is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 4-10 m tall, with a dense, thorny crown. The leaves are alternate, 4-10 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, entire but with a waved margin they are silvery when they leaf out early in spring due to numerous tiny, scales, but turning greener above as the silvery scales wear off through the summer. The fruit is round to oval drupe 1 cm long, silvery-scaled orange ripening red dotted with silver or brown. When ripe, the fruit is juicy and edible, and works well as a fruit leather. It is small, extremely numerous, tart-tasting, and it has a chewable seed.
     

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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Note species name is spelled umbellata.
     
  3. Jan Steinman

    Jan Steinman New Member

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    I got mine from Geoff Johnson of Victoria: 250-595-6465.
     

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