Elaeagnus orientalis Trebizond date (Elaeagnaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Elaeagnus orientalis
Trebizond date
Deciduous shrub
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The Elaeagnus orientalis plant species is found in W. Asia. It is a member of the Elaeagnaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Trebizond date. Some home gardeners know the variety as E. angustifolia orientalis.

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Latin Name:  Elaeagnus orientalis
Common Name:  Trebizond date
Family:  Elaeagnaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  12   Mature Width:  6

Habitat:  By streams and on river banks, to elevations of 3000 metres in Turkey[93].

Edible Uses: Fruit - raw or cooked[3, 105]. Sweet and mealy but of better quality than the closely related E. angustifolia[183]. Eaten fresh or made into sherbet and preserves. The fruit must be fully ripe before it can be enjoyed raw, if even slightly under-ripe it will be quite astringent[K]. The oval fruit is about 10mm long and contains a single large seed[K]. Seed - raw or cooked. It can be eaten with the fruit though the seed case is rather fibrous[K].

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