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In a message dated 5/31/2011 7:31:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
swim_at_svc@yahoo.com writes:

> There are other edible varieties of Elaeagnus as well, but I have not 
> heard of them being as high quality as the one you describe.  It may be 
> worthwhile propagating and I too would like to find out what it is.  
> Perhaps some 
> of the experts here can help?

The description of the fruit sounds similar to E. latifolia. I saw and 
tasted them in a fruit market in Thailand a few years back. But that would be 
a 
subtropical and likely not hardy in her area. The fruits were about thumb 
size and looked exactly as a gumi only much larger. It also tasted like gumi. 
Her description of the leaves don't match the one I have growing here in the 
green house. It has flowered but no fruit. 

Jerry