Elaeagnus macrophylla

Elaeagnus macrophylla, the broad-leaved oleaster,^[2] is a species of flowering plant native to eastern Asia.

Elaeagnus macrophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Elaeagnaceae
Genus:	Elaeagnus
Species:	E. macrophylla
Binomial name
Elaeagnus macrophylla Thunb.[1]

Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall by 8 m (26 ft) broad, it is a substantial spreading evergreen shrub, with round glossy leaves which are silvery when young. Heavily fragrant cream flowers in autumn are followed by red fruit in spring.^[3]

Elaeagnus × submacrophylla, formerly known as Elaeagnus × ebbingei, is a hybrid between E. macrophylla and E. pungens. The hybrid and its cultivars are grown in gardens as ornamental plants.^[4]