Elaeagnus x ebbingei ~ Ebbinge's Silverberry, Oleaster green-leaf The huge fragrant semi-double pink

The huge fragrant semi-double pink flowers bloom in late spring

Some susceptibility to powdery mildew and aster wilt if in poorly drained soils

(2) Diane M Schuller

Susceptible to fireblight and leaf spot

IMAGES: Dalgial

Elaeagnus x ebbingei ~ Ebbinge's Silverberry, Oleaster green-leaf The huge fragrant semi-double pinkEbbinge's Silverberry is a bushy evergreen shrub with spine free branchlets and leathery elliptic leaves that emerge with silver scales and matures to a lustrous green with a silver grey underside. The small creamy white flowers are not very showy but have an intense fragrance as it blooms through fall and are followed by red berries that ripen in spring. Best color when grown in full sun and loamy well drained soils. Type: Shrub Height: 8' 10'