Elaeagnus Umbellata

Scientific Name: Elaeagnus umbellata

Common Name: autumn olive

Symbol: ELUM

Category: Dicot

Genus: Elaeagnus

Family: Elaeagnaceae

Family Common Name: Oleaster family

Order: Rhamnales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Shrub

Native Status: L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)

State Noxious: CT (IB), MA (P), NH (PIS), WV (NW)

Flower Color: Yellow

Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Foliage Color: White-Gray

Foliage Texture: Coarse

Fruit Color: Red

Edible: yes

snack time ; autumnberry juice and puree in yogurt, YUM!

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Scientific Name: Elaeagnus umbellata

Common Name(s): autumn olive, autunm olive, autunmberry

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: fruit

forageporage 23 Apr, 2011
Current Rating: 0.5000

forageporage 23 Apr, 2011
Current Rating: 0.5000

mariemorris1221
6 May, 2012

I have made some delicious jam from the ripe, mature fruit and it is so very good for you and your heart health. I have seen two sizes of fruit on these trees. I don't know why some shrubs have larger and juicer fruit but if you want to eat them fresh, make sure they are very ripe or you will get your mouth all puckered up and swear off eating them. It also makes a good fruit leather if you get the tough seeds out. A food meal/sieve will do the trick. Also, remember that this plant tends to be invasive. If you doubt that please check the distribution map for this plant. I've planted it on my property and I hope it spreads. The nutritional value for it makes it a worthwhile crop to cultivate. The fruit can be picked with the same equipment that is used to pick blueberries. If anyone is interested in farming this plant, please contact me.

Current Rating: 0.0000

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