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silverberry
Elaeagnus commutata
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 ft. to 15.0 ft.
Spread: 8.0 ft. to 10.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, White Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Fragrant
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Loam, pH adaptable, Rocky, Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Does not tolerate full shade. This species is distinguishable from Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia, by having brown gland dots on the back of the leaves.