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Elaeagnus

oleaster

Other common names
silver tree
wild olive
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Botanical details
Family
Elaeagnaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Elaeagnus

Genus description

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

Name status

Correct

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