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    ELAEAGNUS
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
    ELAEAGNUS ELAEAGNUS ELAEAGNUS

    ELAEAGNUS

    Probably autumn's most wonderfully scented, though insignificant, flowers (E pungens). Pervasive scent in a quiet, misty November.

    Genus of about 90 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees mainly from Asia with a few from southern Europe and North America.

    Some are cultivated for the acidic berries.

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    Plant Details
    • Good to know
      Grown for their foliage and small, often very fragrant, flower. Edible berries 1-2.5cm (½ to 1in) long follow the flowers.Good coastal plants. Evergreen varieties make good hedges. Wildlife plant - insects.
    • Place of origin
      Asia, southern Europe, North America.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    Planting Tips and Care Advice

    Varieties
    ELAEAGNUS angustifolia
    Oleaster, Russian olive
    Large spiny shrub with fragrant flowers in June and silvery-grey willow-like leaves
     
    3 - 5 Litre
    £14.50
    ELAEAGNUS x ebbingei
    (now renamed 2017 x submacrophylla) - excellent grey-green foliage, silver on back, good for coastal exposure
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    Large
    £35.00
    ELAEAGNUS x ebbingei 'Gilt Edge'
    Quick growing, leaves margined in gold
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    ELAEAGNUS x ebbingei 'Limelight'
    Quick growing, leaves golden variegated
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    ELAEAGNUS pungens 'Maculata'
    Best known variegated form, leaves deep yellow in centre good for cutting
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    ELAEAGNUS 'Quicksilver'
    Narrow, exceptionally silvery leaves and yellow flowers on this outstanding deciduous shrub which spreads by suckering
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £18.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Large
    £40.00
    H/STD
    £80.00
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    ELAEAGNUS x reflexa
    Green leaves, rusty on back, and rusty coloured stems
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £13.50
    ELAEAGNUS umbellata
    Autumn olive
    Vigorous spreading shrub or small tree. Leaves which are silvery at first maturing to bright green on upper surface. Silvery yellow-white flowers and silvery fruit
     
    3 - 5 Litre
    £14.50
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    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet - inc c&p
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet - inc c&p
    £12.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr - inc c&p
    £7.50
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