Silverthorn

Name: Silverthorn
SKU: SilMC
Price: 65.0 AUD
Availability: InStock

AU$65.00

Price incl. GST (10%) AU$5.91

In stock: 1 available

Product Details

Elaeagnus pungens 'Fredericii', also known as Silverthorn or Spiny Oleaster, is a dense evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves flecked with silver. It’s salt-tolerant, drought-hardy once established, and makes an excellent windbreak or privacy screen. Its tough, sprawling habit can be pruned tightly or left natural for barrier planting. Small fragrant cream flowers appear in autumn, followed by edible silvery berries in winter.

Features:

Ideal prune height: 1.5–3m

pH range: 6.0–8.5

Sun preference: Full sun to part shade

Minimum pot size by year 5: 30L

Time to fruit: 2–3 years

Harvest period: Late autumn to winter

Notable traits: Edible berries, nitrogen fixer, extreme tolerance to wind, salt and dry soils

Grow it in coastal or inland areas where other plants fail. It fixes nitrogen and improves soil over time. Prune to shape or let it sprawl as a wildlife hedge. This cultivar thrives in poor soils and tough sites, making it perfect for Perth and other dry zones.

Great for coastal gardens, screening, edible hedges, and wildlife habitat. Limited stock available. Grown in Parkwood (near Riverton) — pickup by appointment.

Fruit tree, hedge, edible shrub, privacy screen, drought hardy, coastal plant, silverthorn, Fredericii, Perth garden shrubs, nitrogen fixer.

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