Elaeagnus multiflora Red Gem
Elaeagnus multiflora Red Gem goumi produces large, sweet and tart, juicy, scarlet red fruit speckled with silver in summer.
Elaeagnus multiflora hails from the Russian Far East, China and Japan where it is grown for its tasty fruits. It is known as goumi, cherry silverberry, or cherry elaeagnus. Red Gem produces a profusion of fragrant, white flowers in spring popular with bees followed by heavy crops of large, juicy, scarlet red fruit speckled with silver in late summer that taste like tart cherries perfect for fresh eating, pies, and preserves. Tolerant of poor soils and very hardy. Partially self-fertile. Plant with Sweet Scarlet for heavier crops.
Common Name: Goumi - [Fall Citrus Pre-Order]
Family: Elaeagnaceae (The Autumn Olive Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Part Sun Full Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries: Red
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
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