51K views · 569 reactions | Tough, fast-growing, and fragrant? Yep, that’s Elaeagnus  This hardy shrub makes the perfect privacy screen with bonus silvery leaves and sweet blooms! #elaeagnus #smithsgardentown #texaslandscaping #toughshrubs #privacyplants #shrublife #gardentok | Smith's Gardentown | Facebook

Welcome back to Edible or Not! Today we're talking about Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia. Russian olive has ✅ Narrow, simple, alternate leaves. ✅ Leave are green on top, fuzzy and silver on bottom. ✅ Sharp stout thorns. ✅ Fragrant small yellow flowers. ✅ Silvery olive-like drupes with a single seed. ✅ Silver bark when young, brown-gray when old. Russian olive is edible, however the drupes are fairly grainy, dry, and astringent. They can be nicely sweet if harvested at the correct time whic

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37K views · 85 reactions | Do you care if chicken wings are oddly-shaped or the yoghurt is near expiry? Food rescue groups like TreeDots, treatsure and GreenPrice are salvaging such perfectly edible food rejected by retailers. Watch to learn more about Asia's huge food waste problem. #TowardsZeroFoodWaste | CNA Insider | Facebook