It is a type of Elaeagnus. Depending on the species and your location, it can be very aggressive. In some areas of the country, certain species are invasive plants (it is most likely to be one of the non-native ones).

It grows by throwing out those long whips. In densely vegetated areas, they can get caught in other trees and create a thick tangled mess.

You might infer that it is not a plant that I like.

what???

that looks like my Russian olive ... ipso presto googloo .. it is ...

i wouldnt be surprised that is you spent some time walking the backyard.. you wont find a bunch of seedlings ... i usually find a few around ...

though the last pic almost looks completely different ...

dont know where you are.. so i cant comment on its aggressiveness ... i have more rogue oaks sprouting than this .. so i wouldnt call it all that invasive in my z5 MI ...

frankly.. you should be able to do a lot better than this old hag ... what about some of the fragrant viburnum????

ken

I like it, russian olive because of how thick and massive they are. That hedge is about 10 feet thick and 10 feet tall for about 40 feet. I would love to have that monster wall on a road side of my property where alot of walkers walk by. i dont see anyone climbing thru this stuff. i took about 50 cutting and put them in a perlite grow bed in my aquaponics system, so we shall see if they root. i heard seeds could take two years to sprout ugg.

what???

All I said was that it is a type of Elaeagnus - which it is - that I don't know which species it is - which is true - but that SOME species are invasive in SOME places (I don't know where the poster is).

You don't help by calling it "russian olive" which is a common name. What is the species? If I google "russian olive", the first page returned is the page linked below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Elaeagnus angustifolia

Kind asked about is one of the evergreen species, producing thick, broad leaves unlike those of Russian olive.

E ebbingi maybe??

i found this pic, and this is the berry or fruit exactly that is on the hedges. So maybe the E Ebbingei is it :)))

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esh said:

what???

All I said was that it is a type of Elaeagnus - which it is - that I don't know which species it is - which is true - but that SOME species are invasive in SOME places (I don't know where the poster is).

===>>> dude.. i was mocking MYSELF as i only knew mine under the common name .... in no way was i making any comment on your contribution ...

have a good day

ken

Ok ken, no problem.

I think we learned something here today. thank you for helping me ID the hedgerow my neighbor has.

what i learned: ask a question to a limitless body of knowledge(an internet forum), and that body will return the knowledge in a concerted effort to be correct (one up each other). it is chaos being human, i love it