Gild Edge Ebbinge’s Elaeagnus or Ebbinge’s Silverberry                e-lee-AG-nus x e-BING-gee-ei

• Evergreen or semi-deciduous shrub, 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m) tall and wide,   Thornless.  Leaves alternate, simple, dark green centers with golden-yellow margins, lower leaf surface covered with translucent scales giving a silver sheen and also brown scales (dots), mid-rib brown.  Flowers are small, silvery, and sweetly fragrant.  Fruit is red.
• Sun to part shade.  Tolerates heat and wind.