Elaeagnus umbellata Ruby
Elaeagnus umbellata Ruby produces a sweet, brilliant red fruit in late summer or fall perfect for fresh eating, juices, and jellies.
Description:
Elaeagnus umbellata Ruby produces a profusion of fragrant, white flowers in spring followed by very large, sweet, tasty, brilliant red fruit in late summer or fall perfect for fresh eating and for making delicious and nutritious juice or jellies. The flowers are very popular with bees. Self-fertile.
Common Name: Autumn Olive
Family: Elaeagnaceae (The Autumn Olive Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 10-15'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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