Question: Low bush, deer resistant with tiny yellow four petal flowers on the edge of woodland. Putnam County, NY Thank you
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Low bush, deer resistant with tiny yellow four petal flowers on the edge of woodland. Putnam County, NY Thank you
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Dear Roxi, good morning. The shrub in the photograph is Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn-olive), a non-native species from Asia with small scales on the leaves and branchlets. The fruits (red with silver scales) will appear in September.
