Elaeagnus ebbingei - Evergreen Oleaster Hedging Shrubs

Elaeagnus ebbingei is one of the evergreen members of the Elaeagnus family.  It is a strong, fast-growing shrub with silvery grey/green foliage that form an inpenetrable screen.  Elaeagnus ebbingei produces insignificant, tiny white flowers all through the summer and well into the autumn. Their size belies their incredible fragrance. They are right up there with winter flowing viburnums. Elaeagnus is ideal for coastal locations as it is happy in salt breezes and dislikes extreme cold. It grows well in sunny or partially shaded, well-drained positions, but like all Elaeagnus ebbingei loathes cold winds and damp or waterlogged sites. In cold inland situations, it is best planted near a wall. Once confined to the South-West, Elaeagnus now grows happily in sheltered locations in North Yorkshire.

An excellent specimen shrub, and good in a shrub border, Elaeagnus is a fantastic screening hedge plant for hedges 90-300cm- 3-9’ in height, when it should be planted at 2 per metre in a single row.  If it gets a bit out of control, you can be brutal without worrying about it - you can cut it down to the ground if necessary and it will regrow well.