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Oleasters Elaeagnus

This hub compares 5 species records. Across all 6 records, it carries 22 evidence rows from 15 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 fire-resistant, 1 keep-away, 1 in documented conflict, and 2 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: oleaster Elaeagnus sp. Awaiting evidence Mid-scale score 3 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Fire-resistant: 1 species

Russian olive Fire-resistant Elaeagnus angustifolia Limited evidence · 7 sources Zones 4–4 genus-level claims ↑

Keep away: 1 species

autumn olive Keep away Elaeagnus umbellata Limited evidence · 1 source Zones 5–5 genus-level claims ↑

Documented conflict: 1 species

honest ties — treat conservatively near structures

thorny olive Documented conflict Elaeagnus pungens Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high Zones 7–7 genus-level claims ↑

Awaiting evidence: 2 species

About oleasters

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: shrub, tree. The records span published USDA zones 3–7. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Elaeagnus: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated oleasters grow

Tagged as growing in 51 states.

See Elaeagnus on Grow → · JSON