. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 374 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL November The Russian Oleaster a Valu- able Overlooked Honey Plant By L. H. Pammel. I HAVE, on several occasions, called attention to the value of the so-called Russian Olive (EIk- agnus hortensis Bief var Songorica Beruh) as a honey plant. The Rus- sian Oleaster is a silvery, scurfy- leaved small tree with perfect yel- lowish flowers. The calyx is four cleft, the exterior side is scurfy, the inner yellowish. The Russian Olive, as it is called, should more properly be called the Russian Oleaster, as Dr. N. E. Hansen, of Brookin
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 374 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL November The Russian Oleaster a Valu- able Overlooked Honey Plant By L. H. Pammel. I HAVE, on several occasions, called attention to the value of the so-called Russian Olive (EIk- agnus hortensis Bief var Songorica Beruh) as a honey plant. The Rus- sian Oleaster is a silvery, scurfy- leaved small tree with perfect yel- lowish flowers. The calyx is four cleft, the exterior side is scurfy, the inner yellowish. The Russian Olive, as it is called, should more properly be called the Russian Oleaster, as Dr. N. E. Hansen, of Brookings, South Dakota, has stated in one of his bul- letins. The Russian Oleaster, known botanically as the var Songorica, was first introduced into this country by Professor J. L. Budd, because of its hardiness and ornamental qualities. The young trees branch freely and produce an abundance of white, scurfy foliage which makes it a most attractive and striking shrub. When the tree becomes older it loses some of its handsome character because of the divergent branches. It is one of the most fragrant of our cultivated small trees. The vicinity of these trees for some distance is rendered fragrant by their blossoms. The sea- son of blossoming varies somewhat, but with us is about the middle or early part of June. I wish to call attention to this plant because it is one of the best of our spring honey plants. The bees visit the plant in large numbers, when in full bloom from early morn- ing until late in the evening. There is a place for this tree in large yards and it is especially desirable along roadsides. The tree is a rapid grower. I set a specimen in my yard in 1892. It now has a spread of 54 feet. The trunk is 18 inches in diameter, height of tree 35 feet. The tree might be cut now and made into eight fence posts. It is true the trunk is not very straight, but the fence posts are serviceable. I think the Russian Oleaster has great possibilities as a honey plant. I am somewhat su
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