Elaeagnus pungens

Large rounded silvery green foliage covers this vigorous and large growing tough evergreen shrub. An excellent choice for large screens and hedges. Fragrant spring flowers are followed by loads of oblong tart silvery red fruit in fall that is a treat for birds. Elaeagnus does best in well-drained soils but requires little care and is drought tolerant once well-established. Considered to be potentially invasive.

TDF (to-die-for!) FRAGRANCE . There isn't anything else even close to the fragrance of this shrub in the fall. Nothing. Period. Heat and wind tolerant. Not our prettiest shrub, just average in looks, but EVERY YARD SHOULD HAVE THIS SHRUB for the smell. It's incredible. Red drupe (berry) in spring. A strong grower that needs pruning to keep it tidy. Well behaved everywhere but Florida where it shouldn't be planted near natural areas. The first time we smelled this was late in the evening in the National Arboretum and we were almost locked in for the night trying frantically trying to figure out where the heavenly smell was coming from. We kept looking for a blooming shrub and the blooms are so tiny you can barely see them. We finally found it and barely made it through the gate with about 2 minutes to spare!