Plant Profile

Elaeagnus x ebbingei (Ebbing's Silverberry)

Ssilverberry, is a cross between Elaeagnus macrophylla x Elaeagnus pungens. It is an evergreen shrub at warm areas reaching 2 m in height and spread. The white fragrant flowers appear at fall, At spring the reddish berries are edible . Used as hedges or borders or even as windbreak or erosion control. It has good heat and drought tolerance

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Pronunciation: ell-ee-AG-nus ex EBB-ing-ee-eye
Plant type: Shrub
Origin: hybrid
Heat Zones: 1 to 12

Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11
Uses: Hedge, Border Plant, Mass Planting, Container, Pollution Tolerant / Urban
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Round

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Dense

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 3 to 5 m

Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

Leaf Shape: Ovate

Leaf Margins: Undulate, Entire

Leaf Texture: Waxy, Coarse

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green, Variegated

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: No

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Solitary

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)

Flower Color: White

Seasons: Fall, Winter
Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
Fruit

Fruit Type: Drupe

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Fruit Color: Red, Pink

Seasons: Fall, Winter

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Good
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: 25-50 years

Diseases: Leaf Spots

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Cutting