# What is this NE Ohio tree? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 1, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ne-ohio-tree/947794 "2021-08-01T22:35:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ne-ohio-tree/947794/1 "2021-08-01T22:35:05Z")
In NE Ohio. Very dusty looking gray-green leaves. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/zv8yXRe.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/zv8yXRe) ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ne-ohio-tree/947794/2 "2021-08-01T22:59:11Z")
They look a bit like willow leaves, but it’s hard to tell. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ne-ohio-tree/947794/3 "2021-08-01T23:00:44Z")
Russian olive. We had one outside my bedroom window when I was a kid. A couple of pictures from a Google image search: [![](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/elkodaily.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/04/f0469e04-8cce-5543-83a6-90cfa29c317d/5efa72af1e327.image.jpg?crop=648%2C486%2C54%2C0&resize=1200%2C900&order=crop%2Cresize) ](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/elkodaily.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/04/f0469e04-8cce-5543-83a6-90cfa29c317d/5efa72af1e327.image.jpg?crop=648%2C486%2C54%2C0&resize=1200%2C900&order=crop%2Cresize) [![](https://www.nature-and-garden.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/06/russian-olive-invasive-tree.jpg) ](https://www.nature-and-garden.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/06/russian-olive-invasive-tree.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ne-ohio-tree/947794/4 "2021-08-02T01:10:26Z")
Yes, Russian olive (Eleagnus angustifolius). Considered invasive, especially in some western states but also Ohio. > **[Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio's Forests: Autumn Olive and...](https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-69-11)** > > Autumn and Russian olive are non-native, upright, deciduous shrubs that commonly reach heights up to 20 feet tall. Both species are widely distributed in the United States, since planting began in the mid-1800s to provide food and cover for wildlife,... ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ne-ohio-tree/947794/5 "2021-08-02T01:14:27Z")
My recollection of the Russian olive which we had was: - It produced large numbers of little fruits - Every fall, we’d have a day or two in which flocks of migrating cedar waxwings would find the tree, and chow down on that fruit ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ne-ohio-tree/947794/6 "2021-08-02T01:26:56Z")
Neat. Thought it looked like an olive but didn’t realize they could grow around here. It doesn’t appear to have any fruits. Maybe it needs two trees to bear fruit.