Ligustrum Green

It can be used as a shrub for privet hedges but it s far superior in the form of a tree. Its glossy green leaves and fragrant summer flowers also make ligustrum a pleasant addition around decks and pools though the abundant small drupe fruits can be messy.

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Ligustrum green

This rapid growth rate means that ligustrum shrubs need frequent pruning to keep them under control. The leaves are 4 to 6 inches long glossy dark green on both sides and less spongy than the leaves of japanese privet. Ligustrum sinense sunshine is a hardy evergreen planting with bright yellow foliage.

Flowers in especially large feathery clusters are followed by a profusion of fruit. Texanum is a popular cultivar. Variegated leaves marked by gray green mottling and cream silver edges may be seen in the cultivars jack frost silver star and variegatum.

The roughly 50 species of rapidly growing evergreen shrubs or small trees in the genus ligustrum commonly called privets are native to east asia and malaysia. Glossy privet ligustrum lucidum mature height spread. The spread is about 5 to 10 feet.

Wax leaf ligustrums have 2 to 3 inch long leaves that are stiff and leathery with a glossy deep green color on top and a lighter silver gray color underside. Ligustrums are very fast growing shrubs. Ligustrum japonicum is the green variety sometimes referred to as privet or japanese privet.

Japanese or wax privet l. Glossy 4 to 6 inches long leaves are tapered and pointed dark to medium green on both sides. This plant can grow 15 feet or more with a nice natural shape.

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