Tough, fast-growing, and fragrant? Yep, that’s Elaeagnus 💪🌿 This hardy shrub makes the perfect privacy screen with bonus silvery leaves and sweet blooms! #elaeagnus #smithsgardentown #texaslandscaping #toughshrubs #privacyplants #shrublife #gardentok | Smith's Gardentown

Welcome back to Edible or Not! Today we're talking about Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia. Russian olive has ✅ Narrow, simple, alternate leaves. ✅ Leave are green on top, fuzzy and silver on bottom. ✅ Sharp stout thorns. ✅ Fragrant small yellow flowers. ✅ Silvery olive-like drupes with a single seed. ✅ Silver bark when young, brown-gray when old. Russian olive is edible, however the drupes are fairly grainy, dry, and astringent. They can be nicely sweet if harvested at the correct time whic

Soo my kids are currently obsessed with @ediblearrangements fruits… 😅🍓🥰 Years ago, I’ve had to beg them to eat their fruits and veggies but now I don’t even have to ask. They absolutely love it! 😍 What’s your favorite fruit? Mine are cherries 🍒 • • #nowiamknown #dadlife #fruits #kids #familylove #parents #reels #edible #strawberries #momlife #eat | Peter Mutabazi Foster Dad