Silverberry
Elaeagnus commutata
Silverberry (wolf-willow) is the native silver-leaved Elaeagnus of northern and western North America, with intensely fragrant yellow flowers and silvery edible berries. A nitrogen-fixer for dry, cold sites.
- Family
- Elaeagnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 12–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AK, CO, ID, MD, MN, MT, ND, NE, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY