29+ Elaeagnus X Ebbingei Silverberry
A superb hedge or low screen that tolerates heat and wind and requires little maintenance.
Elaeagnus x ebbingei silverberry. Elaeagnus x ebbingei sku 3190 a dense evergreen shrub with upright spineless branches densely cloaked with silver scaled green foliage. It can be planted as a large hedge or privacy screen. It is hardy to zone uk 6 and is not frost tender. Elaeagnus ebbingei is the kinder gentler version with nice smooth stems. Stems and new growth are accentuated by brown scales. It is a large bushy rounded shrub that typically grows to 8 10 tall and as wide. Physical characteristics elaeagnus x ebbingei is an evergreen shrub growing to 5 m 16ft by 5 m 16ft at a medium rate.
Elaeagnus ebbingei sometimes called ebbinge s silverberry is a versatile shrub for any landscape. Elaeagnus grows well in usda zones 6 10 and tolerates full sun to partial shade. Elaeagnus x ebbingei commonly called oleaster or ebbing s silverberry is a cross between elaeagnus macrophylla x elaeagnus pungens. Find help information on elaeagnus ebbingei ebbinge s silverberry from the rhs. Family elaeagnaceae genus elaeagnus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with simple often silvery scaled leaves and small fragrant tubular flowers borne in clusters in the leaf axils and followed by small juicy fruit. As robust as it is attractive elaeagnus ebbingei or ebbinge s silverberry is a large compact multi stemmed evergreen hedging plant with highly distinctive foliage elaeagnus ebbingei foliage thick broad evergreen leaves have a silvery sheen on their underside with a dark near metallic sea green above. It is in leaf all year in flower from october to january and the seeds ripen from april to may.
There are a few varieties of silverberries available but the most common is gilt edge. Elaeagnus ebbingei gilt edge. This silverberry s foliage ranges from olive green to dark green in color and features a silvery scale appearance to its leaves. It has cool bi colored green and gold leaves and it s just as tough as it s relatives.