Editor's Note: The Journal Gazette/Times-Courier are partnering with the Coles County Soil and Water Conservation District to share information about woody invasive species. The goal of ...

Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is native to eastern Asia and was first introduced to the United States in 1830 as an ornamental plant. It was used to help control erosion along highways, ...

As we progress toward national invasive species awareness week Feb. 20-26, I thought I’d highlight a few invasive species we’re dealing with here in northeastern Indiana over the next few weeks. One ...

Autumn Olive Jam. Ingredients: 7 cups autumn olives; 2 1/2 cups water; 3 under-ripe apples (unpeeled, cored, and chopped) 1 1/2 Tablespoon lemon juice ...

Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is a non-native invasive shrub from Asia that is increasingly problematic in much of the U.S. Midwest. Much of the competitiveness of autumn olive is due to its ...

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Few plants produce fruit so profusely as the Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata). Originally introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the 1830s, in 1963 the heavy-fruiting cultivar ‘Cardinal’ was ...

Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds if not thousands of golden berries clustered tightly along the thin stem… ...

Although not considered so years ago when I planted it, the shrub – known as autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) – is now considered dangerous, an invasive species.

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But if you live anywhere between Maine and Alabama, or even as far west as Missouri, there’s another wild goodie that you’ve probably passed unnoticed: autumn olive.

Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), also known as Japanese silverberry and umbrella oleaster, produces copious amounts of edible red berries that linger into the fall.