For instance, Chinese privet and autumn olive prolifically spread by the large amount of fruit they produce, which is readily spread by birds eating the fruit and distributing the seed through feces. Its cream to pale yellow flowers bloom in early spring and bring on an abundance of pink to red berries dotted with scales. Elaeagnus umbellata usually grows as a shrub with a widely spreading crown. Autumn Olive for Wildlife and Other Conservation Uses (U. S. Department of Agriculture Leaflet No. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. They have a juicy red berry that birds eat and spread everywhere they poop. Autumn olive is a deciduous shrub that can grow as tall as 20 feet. • Wildlife • Lakes and rivers • Human Health • Farmland Origin: Autumn olive is native to China, Korea and Japan. The leaves have a dintinctive silver underside. These wildlife uses of invasive species are often the cause of their rapid invasions. Home. This plant can provide wildlife food and cover for conservation buffers, for planting hedgerows to breakup large fields, screens, barriers and windbreaks. Autumn olive is one of the first plants to leaf out in spring and grows rapidly, leading to suppression of native plants. It may reduce the water, nutrients and sunlight available for desirable plant species, and may depreciate the productive area of a pasture considerably. Autumn olive (foreground) and multiflora rose (background) planted for wildlife food and cover. Autumn Olive Control. It is a great food for wildlife, and people, but it produces so much fruit that birds carry the seeds all over the central and eastern part of the country, and it grows so dense and in so many soil types that is shades out native …
Strips, blocks, or clumps of autumn olive can add beauty to these areas and make them useful to wild- life. It was introduced in the 1930s and promoted in the 1950s as a great food for wildlife. Find items in libraries near you.

Autumn Olive is a deciduous shrub that can grow quite tall. They eat them every year, you just never noticed them before!

Surrency ‚Ellagood™ Autumn Olive is a proven plant for wildlife habitat improvement in the Southeast. Ellagood Autumn Olive for Wildlife Habitat Improvement in the Southeast By: C.M. Birmingham. Treating autumn olive in high-quality natural communities. But after a short trip through their digestive systems, the berry was utilized, but the seed hit the ground to grow rapidly into an approximately 15-foot-tall bush. Autumn olive berries keep well in re-used commercial berry containers in the refrigerator for one to two weeks. Elaeagnus umbellata is known as Japanese silverberry, umbellata oleaster, autumn olive, autumn elaeagnus, or spreading oleaster.
The autumn olive trees were brought into our area in Missouri by the conservation department for wildlife habitat. If at all possible, use these berries fresh.

1999. Autumn olive is native to Asia and was introduced to North America around 1830 for ornamental use, soil stabilization, strip-mine reclamation, and food and cover for wildlife. It was first introduced to United States from Japan in 1830. autumnolive_08-02-11.jpg . Once thought as the best way to control erosion and provide wildlife habitat, it is now a major hassle. In Indiana, as in the rest of the country, autumn olive was often used for the revegetation of disturbed habitats. Roland Wetherbee, a large … Search. Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is an ornamental shrub first introduced to North America in the mid-1800s. Autumn olive : for wildlife and other conservation uses. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat. Spread berries in a single layer on a cookie sheet and place in freezer for …

– autumn olive Subordinate Taxa. The abundance of fruit, which is readily dispersed by birds, is key to the … The autumn olive shrub is easy to identify when it is in flower or once the fruits have matured. Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is an invasive shrub in central and eastern United States. Department of Agriculture.] The conservation department used to sell tree wildlife bundles, part of that bundle was autumn olive trees. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. If left uncontrolled, it is capable of significantly affecting pasture productivity. Young seedlings and sprouts can be hand pulled in early spring when adequate ground moisture is present to allow removal of the entire root system along with above-ground growth. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press. It can reach 12-15 feet in height. ... Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Most farms have odd areas such as narrow field corners, steep slopes, rocky spots, pond environs, and road- sides. Nutrients will be preserved. Southern Weed Science Society.