Name: Elaeagnus ‘Ebbingei’ (Elaeagnus × ebbingei)

Average Landscape Size: 8–12 ft tall x 8–10 ft wide (can be maintained smaller with pruning)

Sun Requirements: Full sun to part shade

Water Needs: Low once established; drought and heat tolerant

Deer Resistance: High

Fertilization & Pruning: Fertilize in spring with a balanced shrub fertilizer. Prune in late winter or after bloom to shape or control size; responds well to shearing for hedges.

Detailed Description:
Elaeagnus ‘Ebbingei’ is a vigorous evergreen shrub prized for its durability and dense, silvery-green foliage. New leaves emerge bronze before maturing, creating year-round interest. In fall, it produces small but intensely fragrant, tubular white flowers, followed by orange-red berries. Fast-growing and tolerant of heat, drought, wind, and poor soils, it is widely used for screens, windbreaks, and large hedges. In our area, it thrives with minimal care and makes an excellent backdrop shrub or natural privacy barrier.