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Summary

Russian-Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)

About this tree: Fruit eaten by cedar waxwings, robins, grosbeaks and pheasants

Can grow on moist to dry soils

Grows 20 to 30 feet tall

Hardiness zone 3

Cultivars: King Red

Identification Tips:

  • Leaves: 1 1/2 to 3 1/4 inches long; lance-shaped; dull; gray-green above, silver below
  • Fruit: Berry-like; 3/8 to 1/2 inch in diameter; yellow to brown
  • Twig: Silvery; often ending in short spine
  • Bark: Gray-brown; fissured; shedding in long strips

Copyright status

This image is public domain because it was first published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Source

http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf

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