$18.00
Elaeagnus ‘Silverthorn’ (Elaeagnus × ebbingei) is one of the toughest and fastest-growing privacy shrubs you can plant. This evergreen beauty features silvery-green foliage, copper-colored new growth, and highly fragrant flowers in fall. It grows quickly into a dense hedge, providing year-round screening and excellent wildlife habitat.
Mature Height: 12–15 ft
Mature Width: 8–12 ft
Growth Rate: Fast – 2–3 ft per year
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Very adaptable; handles sandy, clay, and poor soils
Hardiness: Zones 7–10
Wildlife: Birds love the berries; flowers attract pollinators
Uses: Privacy hedge, fence-line screen, windbreak, wildlife cover
Evergreen, dense, and incredibly hardy
Thrives in heat, humidity, and drought once established
Provides nesting cover and food for wildlife
Responds well to pruning — easy to shape into a hedge
Ideal for large properties needing fast privacy
Space 3–5 ft apart for a solid hedge
Prune 1–2 times a year to maintain height and shape
Water regularly the first season, then it becomes very drought-tolerant
Create a beautiful, wildlife-friendly privacy screen with this durable, fast-growing evergreen.
We only ship to the continental USA no shipping to California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Our plants ship bare root or with minimal soil in a bag. 5 gallon pots or larger they must be picked up at the nursery ( or call for special shipping arrangements to see if we can ship to you ).
The picture is an example and is not always the actual plant being shipped
