Elaeagnus pungens
JAPANESE OLEASTER, THORNY ELAEAGNUS
Elaeagnaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 7-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, heavy frost
4m
Plant habit
 
4m

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Origins: Japan

Other Botanical Names: Elaeagnus simonii, E. sinensis

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Elaeagnus pungens
JAPANESE OLEASTER, THORNY ELAEAGNUS
Elaeagnaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 7-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, heavy frost
4m
Plant habit
 
4m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: late summer to mid autumn

Bark & Stems: spines


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits coastal designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, formal hedge, barrier, mass planting, espalier, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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