Sweet Scarlet Goumi Berry (Eleagnus Multiflora) NEW

Selected at the Main Botanic Garden in Kiev, Ukraine, Sweet Scarlet is prized for its large, sweet, and tasty fruit.

Goumi forms a medium size shrub growing to 6 ft in height with attractive, silvery green foliage. It’s white flowers bloom in the middle to the end of May and are very fragrant and loved by bees making it a fantastic pollinator. The juicy, scarlet-red fruit is speckled with silver and ripens in July. Aromatic with a flavor reminiscent of pie cherries, it is very good eaten fresh and also makes tasty preserves.

As with other species in the genus Elaeagnus, E. multiflora plants are actinorhizal, growing in symbiosis with the actinobacterium Frankia in the soil. These bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen, making it available in usable form for the host plant, and indirectly for other nearby plants. This feature allows the plant to grow in poorer soils than it could otherwise.

Latin Name: Elaeagnus Multiflora 
Site and Soil: Goumi likes full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Partially self-fertile.Fruits better with another variety or seedling.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 5-6 ft. in height
Bloom Time: May
Ripening Time: July

Pests & Diseases: Goumi is not bothered by pests or diseases.