The goumi ‘Sweet Scarlet’ (Elaeagnus multiflora) is covered in small, fragrant white flowers in late spring, giving way to small, red fruits speckled with silver. These fruits have a sweet and tangy, cherry-like flavor, refreshing in the heat of summer. The foliage of this nitrogen-fixing plant thrives even in poor soil. The fruits are harvested through a few scattered, unobtrusive thorns.

They are consumed fresh, dried or processed into desserts or preserves.

Self-pollinating.