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Dr. Tom Ranney
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MR. SMOOTH™ SEEDLESS

Thornless silverthorn

Elaeagnus x

'NCEX1'

PPAF

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Compact thornless Mr. Smooth Seedless silverthorn with light green foliage in a landscape. "} Mr. Smooth Seedless silverthorn foliage with a green color and alternating leaf arrangement. Mutiple Mr. Smooth Seedless silverthorn bushes with silvery foliage hanging down in a landscape.
  • Thornless + Non-invasive
  • Durable
  • Fragrant Flowers
Description

Mr. Smooth Seedless silverthorn may just be the perfect landscape shrub. This selection from Dr. Tom Ranney and NCSU has no nasty thorns and is seedless, resolving the invasiveness issue so often associated with Eleagnus. That means that its appealing silvery foliage and fragrant white flowers, its durability and adaptability to landscape challenges like drought, heat, salt, pollution, and deer, and its aesthetic adaptability, can be enjoyed in good conscience. 

USDA Zone
6 - 9 (-10°F/-23.3°C)
Exposure
Full sun, Part sun
Height
4-6'
Width
4-6'
Type
Evergreen
Bloom Time
Fall
Flower Color
White
Foliage Color
Green
Liner Sizes
2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn

Features: Evergreen, New, Non-invasive, Fragrant

Filters: Botanical genus: Elaeagnus, Common name: Thornless silverthorn , USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Fall, White flowers, Green foliage

Features: Evergreen, New, Non-invasive, Fragrant

Filters: Botanical genus: Elaeagnus, Common name: Thornless silverthorn , USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Fall, White flowers, Green foliage