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Oleasters Elaeagnus

The rated Elaeagnus records split: 1 fire-resistant, 1 keep-away, 1 in documented conflict. These counts describe the cited records — 6 records carrying 22 evidence rows from 15 cited sources; they do not make one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: Silverberry 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

Evergreen eleagnus 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

Corpus context. Elaeagnus is the directory's #122 largest of 550 genus groups: 6 records carrying 22 evidence rows from 15 cited sources, recorded as shrub, tree , hardy across USDA zones 3–7. Those are corpus facts, 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