large-flowered oleaster

E. macrophylla is a vigorous, wide-spreading evergreen shrub, to 3m high and 5m wide, with spineless branches which are covered in silvery scales when young. Broad, rounded leaves, 5-12cm long, are intensely silvery when young because of the silvery scales on both sides which gradually wear off the upper surfaces so that they become glossy dark green. Clusters of small but extremely-fragrant, silvery-cream flowers in autumn are followed by edible, oval, red fruit in late spring or early summer