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Elaeagnus × ebbingei, commonly called oleaster or Ebbing’s silverberry, is a cross between Elaeagnus macrophylla × Elaeagnus pungens. Branchlets lack spines. Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates, but semi-evergreen to deciduous near the northern edge of its growing range.  Broadly-ovate dark green leaves margined with yellow. Apetalous creamy white flowers bloom in axillary clusters in late fall. Flowers are not particularly showy, but are intensely fragrant. Small, one-seeded, reddish-brown fruits typically ripen in spring. Fruits are edible.

The genus name Elaeagnus comes from the Greek words elaia meaning “olive tree” and agnos meaning “chaste” or “pure”.