Elaeagus angustifolia, Russian olive, Elaeagnaceae, deciduous tree, deciduous shrub, yellow, fragrant flowers, edible fruit, disturbed sites, ditches, roadsides, native to western and central Asia, 5-7m tall, large thorns, flowers smell amazing and sweet, small cherry like drupe, nitrogen fixing, drought resistant, tough, wind resistant, very hardy, planted as windbreak and for erosion control in western North America in the 1900's, now considered invasive in many states and provinces, exfoliating brown bark, willow like silver green leaves, zone 3-7
