Akigumi
Elaeagnus umbellata


A deciduous shrub with dark brown branchlets.

Leaves are alternate, membranous, entire, covered with silvery scales beneath.

Fruits ripen red in autumn and are edible.

This tree is widely distributed in the cool to warm temperate zone.

Distribution ; Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Korea, China



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