Silverberry Fruit

$700.00

Elaeagnus plants are deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees.The alternate leaves and the shoots are usually covered with tiny silvery to brownish scales, giving the plants a whitish to grey-brown colour from a distance. The flowers are small, with a four-lobed calyx and no petals; they are often fragrant. The fruit is a fleshy drupe containing a single seed; it is edible in many species. Several species are cultivated for their fruit, including E. angustifolia, E. umbellata, and E. multiflora (gumi). E. umbellata contains the carotenoid lycopene

Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Elaeagnus