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Sept. 01, 2004
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Tree Tour: Russian Olive
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(Unless otherwise indicated, photos by Don of www.WascanaPark.com)
Location: (2004)
Les Sherman Park, sw of soccer field.
- Botanical Name: Elaeagnus angustifolia
- Drought Tolerant/Sun/Attracts Wildlife
- Height & Spread: 5m x 5m
- Form: upright oval
- Leaf: opposite; silver; long and narrow; tend to remain in winter
- Bark: shredding
- Flower: yellow; inconspicuous; fragrant; June
- Fruit: dry; silvery, oblong, olive with single seed; on short stalks
- Problems: short lived; often winterkills
- Use: birds eat olives; silver foilage contrasts nicely
with green foilage of other trees
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(Information from the City of Regina, Tree Tour Guidebook)
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