Photo of an Autumn Olive

Autumn Olive

(Elaeagnus umbellate)

Autumn olive is an invasive perennial shrub that is native to eastern Asia and was introduced to the US as an ornamental and for shelter belts, erosion control, wasteland reclamation, and wildlife habitat in the 1830s. It is a nonleguminous nitrogen fixer. It is now spread broadly throughout the eastern US. 

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