Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Cherry Eleagnus
Elaeagnus multiflora
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
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Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 3.00 m high × 2.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-9
- Moisture
- Well-drained, Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit, Seed
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer, Companion planting, Hedge, Rootstock, Fragrant
- Edibility
- 5 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
Fruits can be eaten raw or cooked. They are pleasantly sour when ripe and make a delicious dessert. Although they are often used in pies and jams, they are difficult to harvest without damaging the young shoots. The fruit must be fully ripe to be eaten raw. If the fruit is still somewhat unripe, it will be very astringent. The fruit contains a large seed that can be eaten raw or cooked, although the seed is quite fibrous.