July 2026 update: We will have more Goumi Berry shrubs available soon. Please add yourself to our waitlist if you'd like to be notified when. The Goumi Berry is a deciduous shrub that fixes nitrogen, tolerates poor soil and drought, and produces beautiful, nutritious berries. Growing seven feet tall and wide, these shrubs are covered in cream-coloured, bell-shaped flowers in May - a favourite of spring mason bees. The flowers are followed by edible fruit in June, hanging on branches like red jewels. Though Goumi Berry bushes can take 4-10 years to bear fruit when grown from seed, our plants are propagated by air-layering and cuttings, so they will mature much faster, possibly flowering their first year. Common names: Goumi Berry, Cherry Silverberry, Cherry Elaeagnus, Cibie, Longpipe Bush, Daio-Gumi Edible: Fruit (but not the seeds)Harvest timing: June Scientific name: Elaeagnus multiflora Light requirements: Full sunFull-grown size: Red Gem: 6-8' tall x 6-8' wide, Sweet Scarlet: 8-10' tall x 8-10' wideHardiness: Zone 4Pollination: Self-fertile but cross pollination increases yields, especially for 'Sweet Scarlet.' Wildlife: It is one of the first bushes in the garden to flower and is a favourite of mason bees. They seem to prefer it over any other plant in the spring garden.Origin: Japan, China, KoreaNoteworthy: Nitrogen fixer. Used in permaculture. Drought tolerant. Nutritious. Tolerates poor soil.
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