Plant Type

Deciduous shrub

Introduction/Invasiveness

- Introduced from Japan in 1830 and widely planted in the 1940s for shelter belts, erosion control, wasteland reclamation, wildlife habitat, and gardens

- It can grow well in disturbed habitats and has roots that increase the nitrogen in surrounding soils that can push out native species

- It produces an abundant annual crop of edible fruits containing up to 200,000 seeds, birds and animals consume the fruits and help distribute the seeds

Height

10-16ft

Flower / Fruit

- Flowers are pale yellowish white with 4 petals that grow in small clusters of 1-7

- Fruits are small, clustered berries, starting out silvery scaled and yellow but then ripening to a red color

Autumn-olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

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