Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive Bush, Aki-Gumi. Originated in … Japan | Shrub
Elaeagnus umbellata belongs to the plant family ELAEAGNACE and Genus Elaeagnus This Shrub prefers Dry soil a pH of 04,05,06,07,08 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Elaeagnus umbellata does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Elaeagnus umbellata so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive bush,aki-gumi is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive Bush, Aki-Gumi is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The flowers of Elaeagnus umbellata have a mild sweet perfume. Autumn olive bush can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40 Fahrenheit. Elaeagnus umbellata is known as aki-gumi in Japanese. It needs a bit of a cold spell with temperatures below 15 Fahrenheit to do its best. This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does well in dry soils.
Elaeagnus umbellata will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Elaeagnus umbellata is a woody perennial. Autumn olive bush is deciduous in nature.
Flowers of the plant Elaeagnus umbellata have a smell of fragrant and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Faintly sweet | Mild
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 15' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … has silver-flecked red berries with a very tart flavor
Fruit … are the edible part(s) of the Myrtle Berry, Sweet Myrtle, Greek Myrtle plant
It has silver-flecked red berries with a very tart flavor. Elaeagnus umbellata is most frequently used fresh.
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