Elaeagnus macrophylla

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Elaeagnus

|species = macrophylla

|authority = Thunb.{{GRIN | accessdate=10 November 2014}}

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Elaeagnus macrophylla, the broad-leaved oleaster,{{BSBI 2007 |access-date=2014-10-17 }} is a species of flowering plant native to eastern Asia.

Growing to {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} broad, it is a substantial spreading evergreen shrub, with round glossy leaves which are silvery when young. Heavily fragrant cream flowers in autumn are followed by red fruit in spring.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/21344/Elaeagnus-macrophylla/Details | title = Elaeagnus macrophylla | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 16 August 2020}}

Elaeagnus × submacrophylla, formerly known as Elaeagnus × ebbingei, is a hybrid between E. macrophylla and E. pungens. The hybrid and its cultivars are grown in gardens as ornamental plants.{{Cite journal |last1=Edwards |first1=Dawn |date=2017 |title=A new name for an Elaeagnus hybrid |journal=The Plantsman |series=New Series |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=222–223 }}