The Elaeagnus triflora leaves are alternate, 3-12 cm long and 1-6 cm wide, ovate generally covered with tiny silvery or coppery scales, giving the plant a whitish to grey-brown color from a distance. The flowers are small, solitary in axils with a four-lobed calyx and no petals; aromatic, 4-9 mm long, white to pale yellow in color. The plant may flower a few times a year.

The red to dark brown, oblong edible fruit is dotted with greyish brown or gold dots. Fruit is a fleshy drupe, containing a single grooved seed, with a sweet-savory taste but only when fully ripe. It makes first-class sauces and condiments. The fruit of the Millaa Millaa Vine contains four times as much of the antioxidant lycopene as any other plant in the world.

Tree propagation is by seed. Germination takes 6-10 weeks. The Millaa Millaa Vine can be grown in a home garden in semi-shade, with mulch and reasonable moisture. Elaeagnus triflora is a member of the family Elaeagnaceae the genus Elaeagnus.

Millaa Millaa Vine, Elaeagnus triflora

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