Tag: shrub
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Siberian Pea Shrub
Siberian Pea Shrub (Caragana arborescens) is a perennial legume shrub. It fixes nitrogen from the air into the soil in a similar process to clover, alfalfa and beans. I have planted them along my garage where there is a bank consisting of sandy pit run used as fill upon which my garage is built. Siberian Pea Shrub blooms with small yellow flowers that produce seed pods with small Read more
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Autumn Olive
Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is a shrub that produces red berries shaped like an elongated olive. The berries are about the diameter of a sweet pea and about twice as long. The berries have a fruity tomato flavor. The leaves have a shape very similar to an olive tree. The berries are very nutritious. They are very high in lycopene which is found in tomatoes. Read more