@sherihicks1427 I know it does grow wild and can be considered invasive in the Midwest or upper portions like Michigan. Thanks as always Sheri! You have supported me for a long time, I very much appreciate it.
I have loved and grown Eleagnus ebbingei for years in the UK. We moved to France 4 years ago. I had no idea about these other varieties, or the fact that the species is nitrogen fixing. We have had drought and heatwaves in our area in SW France for the last few years and many shrubs are suffering in our garden, but I suspect the deciduous eleagnus varieties might have a certain amount of resistance to stress - I guess they may drop their leaves early if required, to preserve water. So I'm definitely thinking of adding Autumn Olive and Sweet Scarlet Goumi Berry shrubs to our garden this winter, in the gaps left from some of the shrubs and trees that haven't made it. We have inherited a difficult organic Mediterranean garden. It is compacted clay with a lot of stones in, covered in gravel in most places. It's not possible to dig in the summer, only after the winter rains. Even with the use of a pickaxe you can't get down more than about 6 inches. Despite being clay it appears to be low in nitrogen, so the Eleagnus could hopefully assist with this. We improve the soil in the planting holes with homemade compost and organic fertiliser, but due to the difficulty in digging, the holes tend to be only just big enough - about an inch or two extra around the root ball - which doesn't help the plants establish easily! Anything planted in our garden has to be especially tough with very strong roots!! Fingers crossed we can get some deciduous Eleagnus to survive. Wish me luck! 😂😂😂
@anniebygrave9300 Thank you for sharing your experiences across the pond! I too have heavy clay soil with a caliche layer that is almost unpenetrable unless you fill the hole with water and allow it to soften up the clay and caliche. One thing I'd recommend besides the addition of the Goumi and Autumn Olive (which will make a huge difference), would be to apply a heavy mulch layer around trees and areas you want to plant on later. Over the course of a short few years, fungal and bacterial based microbes will take home in the covered soil and begin to naturally loosen up the clay soil. It's an amazing process! Good luck!
@mojavebohemian814 very true. I've heard quite a few areas have considered Autumn Olive invasive. I've even received nasty comments for showcasing these in the past for being invasive.
They were all mail order over the years. I remember the Elaeagnus Ebbingei I got on Walmart.com many years ago for around $10 per plant. They were very small of course. I'd search around and see what you find!
Thanks for sharing, looks like a wonderful family of shrubs.
@@ourrockydreamontheelephant4188 Appreciate your time as always my friend.
Beautiful leaves on the Silverberry! I'll have to look into those. I'm in zone 6. I think Autumn Olive grows wild here!
@sherihicks1427 I know it does grow wild and can be considered invasive in the Midwest or upper portions like Michigan. Thanks as always Sheri! You have supported me for a long time, I very much appreciate it.
Great info!
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I have loved and grown Eleagnus ebbingei for years in the UK. We moved to France 4 years ago. I had no idea about these other varieties, or the fact that the species is nitrogen fixing. We have had drought and heatwaves in our area in SW France for the last few years and many shrubs are suffering in our garden, but I suspect the deciduous eleagnus varieties might have a certain amount of resistance to stress - I guess they may drop their leaves early if required, to preserve water. So I'm definitely thinking of adding Autumn Olive and Sweet Scarlet Goumi Berry shrubs to our garden this winter, in the gaps left from some of the shrubs and trees that haven't made it.
We have inherited a difficult organic Mediterranean garden. It is compacted clay with a lot of stones in, covered in gravel in most places. It's not possible to dig in the summer, only after the winter rains. Even with the use of a pickaxe you can't get down more than about 6 inches. Despite being clay it appears to be low in nitrogen, so the Eleagnus could hopefully assist with this. We improve the soil in the planting holes with homemade compost and organic fertiliser, but due to the difficulty in digging, the holes tend to be only just big enough - about an inch or two extra around the root ball - which doesn't help the plants establish easily! Anything planted in our garden has to be especially tough with very strong roots!! Fingers crossed we can get some deciduous Eleagnus to survive. Wish me luck! 😂😂😂
@anniebygrave9300 Thank you for sharing your experiences across the pond! I too have heavy clay soil with a caliche layer that is almost unpenetrable unless you fill the hole with water and allow it to soften up the clay and caliche.
One thing I'd recommend besides the addition of the Goumi and Autumn Olive (which will make a huge difference), would be to apply a heavy mulch layer around trees and areas you want to plant on later. Over the course of a short few years, fungal and bacterial based microbes will take home in the covered soil and begin to naturally loosen up the clay soil. It's an amazing process!
Good luck!
@@DesertGardensHomestead thank you so much. I will take your advice. Happy gardening xx
Sadly, in my area and in CA considered invasive now. I like them
@mojavebohemian814 very true. I've heard quite a few areas have considered Autumn Olive invasive. I've even received nasty comments for showcasing these in the past for being invasive.
Did you get these locally or mail order?
They were all mail order over the years. I remember the Elaeagnus Ebbingei I got on Walmart.com many years ago for around $10 per plant. They were very small of course. I'd search around and see what you find!