Elaeagnus Mr. Smooth Seedless Thornless Silverthorn

A Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs variety, Elaeagnus Mr. Smooth is a breakthrough in landscape design, an evergreen shrub with no thorns, no seeds, and no guilt. This seedless, thornless silverthorn (Elaeagnus ebbingei) delivers year-round interest with silvery-green foliage and fragrant white flowers in fall. Unlike traditional Elaeagnus varieties, Mr. Smooth was developed by Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at North Carolina State University to be non-invasive and far more manageable.

Perfect for hedges, beds, borders, or specimen planting, this shrub thrives in full sun to part shade and tolerates drought, heat, salt, pollution, and even clay soils. Its dense, compact form naturally fills space beautifully but can also be pruned into hedges or shaped for topiary.

Highly resistant to deer and tolerant of a wide range