posted 11 years ago
You might not see evidence of it spreading because the seeds are mainly dispersed by birds. Autumn olive is a rampant weed around here, I love them, but it would be a lie to pretend that birds will not eat some berries and that the seeds won't germinate. I've planted cultivated eleagnus, but only because it is already prevalent in the environment here and I am not concerned with introducing anything new.
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