Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

A shrub or small tree. It often forms suckers. It resembles Russian olive. It grows 4.5 m tall and spreads 2.4 m wide. The leaves are broader and scaly on both surfaces. They taper towards both ends. The twigs are reddish-brown. The leaves are silvery. The flowers are silver outside and yellow within. They are fragrant. The fruit are smaller. They are about the size of a small cherry. They have a hard outer coat. They are silver.

Dry calcareous slopes. Found on a variety of sites from warm, open, sunny grasslands to cooler, forested areas and woodland thickets, sometimes in moist areas along streams and near springs and seeps.

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked. They can be used in soup or for jelly. They can be fried in fat.

It can be grown by seeds. Seeds do not grow easily. It spreads by root sprouts. It usually forms clumps. It can be grown from hardwood cuttings.