Description
Elaeagnus multiflora, the cherry elaeagnus, cherry silverberry, goumi, gumi or natsugumi ... When ripened in early to late summer the juicy edible and sweet fruit are a treat ... They are astringent to taste and a little similar to rhubarb ... The thin skinned fruit is thin and fragile ... At this point keeping fresh , reduces viability as a food crop ... Leaves are green above, and silver to orange-brown below ... The unique shoots are densely covered in minute red-brown scales ... Small yellow-white flowers in spring precede fruiting ... Deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree rarely making 5-8 metres ... Family:
Elaeagnaceae … China, Korea & Japan … Yamina Rare Plants 03 9752 0035 Peter Teese #goumi #gumi #natsugumi #cherrysilverberry