Oleaster
Elaeagnus angustifolia L.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 6.4 m
- wide
- 4.9 m
Elaeagnaceae
Also called Russian olive, Russian silverberry, Russian-olive
Formerly Elaeagnus caspica, Elaeagnus dactyliformis, Elaeagnus erivanensis, Elaeagnus hortensis, and 12 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Shrub or treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- E. Europe to Temp. AsiaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 3.7 m to 9.1 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 3.7 m to 6.1 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, yellowRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -45.6 °C (USDA zone 2a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (9)
- Chinese
- 沙枣, 沙枣树皮, 沙枣胶
- Simplified Chinese
- 七里香, 则给毛道, 刺柳
- Russian
- Лох узколистный
- Asturian
- árbol del paraísu
- Czech
- hlošina úzkolistá
- German
- Schmalblättrige Ölweide
- Finnish
- idänhopeapensas
- Dutch
- Smalle olijfwilg
- Slovenian
- ozkolistna oljčica
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Elaeagnus angustifolia (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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