Elaeagnus Limelight

It is a large bushy rounded shrub that typically grows to 8 10 tall and as wide. Problem with elaeagnus x ebbingei limelight dear crocus i have a large elaeagnus shrub in my garden which is starting to look very sickly in parts.

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Elaeagnus limelight

Elaeagnus limelight elaeagnus x ebbingei limelight is a variety of oleaster that is primarily grown as a garden ornamental. Oleaster limelight produces highly scented flowers in in winter and is slower growing than normal oleaster. Synonyms elaeagnus ebbingei limelight family elaeagnaceae genus 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.

These plants bear fragrant light colored flowers that give way to edible red or yellow olive like fruits. It could also be grown as part of an edible garden or permaculture landscape. Oleaster limelight or elaeagnus ebbingei limelight to go by its latin name makes a delightful evergreen screen.

Fragrant silvery flowers appear in autumn followed by orange berries in spring. L elaeagnus ebbingei limelight est une variété de chalef d ebbing au feuillage coriace et brillant joliment maculé de jaune au centre sur fond vert clair décoratif même en hiver cet arbuste de stature moyenne bien touffu est aussi apprécié pour sa floraison automnale. Bark contrasts with narrow willowlike silvery gray leaves to 2 inches long.

Fragrant silvery flowers appear in autumn followed by orange berries in spring. To 20 feet high and wide but can be clipped as medium height hedge. It is fully hardy and will tolerate dry soil growing in full sun or partial shade.

Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates but semi evergreen to deciduous near the northern edge of. The shrub i would say is around 10ft high and 6ft wide and has been in the garden for more than 10 years. Angular trunk and branches sometimes thorny are covered by shredding dark brown bark that is picturesque in winter.

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