Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Elaeagnus L. [301]

genus_ja: グミ

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Elaeagnaceae

family_ja: グミ

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distribution_en: Asia, N.America (1)

description_en: Genus of about 45 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs or trees mainly from Asia, but a few from S. Europe and North America, growing wild in thickets and dry places. They are cultivated for their often silvery leaves, which are alternate and lance-shaped to ovate or oblong, and for the small, tubular or bell-shaped, sometimes intensely fragrant flowers, produced in clusters from the leaf axils. The flowers are followed by edible, sometimes colourful berries, 1-2.5cm (1/2-1in) long. Grow in a shrub border or as specimen shrubs; evergreens are also suitable as a hedge.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in a cold frame in autumn. Insert greenwood cuttings in late spring or early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings of deciduous species in midsummer. Insert semi-ripe cuttings of evergreens in summer, or graft in late winter. Remove rooted suckers of deciduous species in autumn.

pests_en: Susceptible to coral spot.

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comment_ja: グミ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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