Mr. Smooth® Seedless Thornless Silverthorn (Elaeagnus × ebbingei)
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How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
We list our plants by container size, which reflects the amount of soil and root growth each plant has when it ships. Actual plant height and width vary by variety and season, and many plants grow quickly as the weather warms.
To help you understand what to expect, refer to our size guide below. You can also find each plant’s approximate arrival size and mature size on its product page.
How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
How Does Proven Winners® Measure Plant Sizes?
Plant Height By Container Size
This chart highlights the typical heights for each size category while also showing how container sizes compare, giving you a clear, straightforward way to understand plant size at arrival and choose the best fit for your gardening needs.
This chart shows typical plant heights and compares container sizes, helping you quickly understand arrival size and choose the best fit.
Soil Volume By Container Size
This chart shows the typical soil volume for each container size, listed in both imperial and metrics units for easy comparison.
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Grace your landscape with the quiet sophistication of Mr. Smooth® Seedless Silverthorn. With its luminous pale green leaves touched by a silvery sheen, this elegant evergreen offers year-round beauty without the drawbacks of older varieties. Gone are the thorns and nuisance seeds—what remains is clean, sculptural foliage and effortless performance.
Built to thrive where other plants falter, Mr. Smooth® stands up to deer, drought, heat, salt, pollution, poor soil, and tough love. Yet through it all, it retains its dense, glossy form—always looking fresh, never fussy.
Whether you're creating a textural backdrop for showy blooms, filling in stubborn problem areas, or harvesting striking foliage for bouquets, this versatile shrub earns its place. No thorns. No seeds. No worries—just enduring beauty.
- 4-6 feet tall and wide at maturity
- Hardy in zones 6-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
- Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
- Space plants 4-6 feet apart for best results
- Produces fragrant white flowers in fall
- Maintains silvery, pale green foliage year-round
- Resists deer
- Blooms on old wood
- Great for hedges, borders, edges, screening, landscapes and mass planting
- Heat tolerant, fall and winter interest
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant food in spring and mid-summer. Pruning is hardly ever needed, but you can shape when you’d like.
Shipping Info:
- Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
- Size at shipping varies by season, plant, and trimming schedules
- 1-Gallon shrubs are 6-24" tall at shipment
- Quart shrubs are 5-8" tall at shipment
- Shrubs ship dormant November through April
