Autumn olive berries in winter?

Hey folks,

I have heard various places that autumn olive berries sometimes stay on the plant well into winter. But I have been having a difficult time actually confirming that anywhere. Has anyone personally observed the berries of autumn olive hanging on into winter? I have several autumn olives that self-seeded onto my property, but the berries on them were all gone by the end of October this year.

Latest that some of ours have hung on is end of November in northern PNW..

Hi Carl,

Two different types of bushes are being referred to as autom olive:
- Eleagnus Umbellata, that has berries tasting like red currants, which ripen in the fall and
- Eleagnus Ebbingei that has bright red berries (similar to holly) which stay on the bush during winter. Some grow in my neighborhood. I definitly noticed the berries on my winterwalks (I never ate them yet, but they are supposed to taste more tart).
So therefore, it depends...

If you google the scientific names and look at the pictures, you will see some similarities, but sufficient clear difference to identify which one you have. If you can't figure it out, please share some pictures so we can assist with identification.