Ligustrum Tige

Ligustrum japonicum known as wax leaf privet or japanese privet japanese. You can also keep it sheared into a smaller bonsai form of about 8 to 10 feet.

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Ligustrum tige

Ligustrums are very fast growing shrubs. It has become a popular and versatile shrub for warm winter areas of the southern and western u s.

It is a dense fast growing deciduous evergreen semi evergreen in warm winter areas shrub that typically grows 10 15 tall. Although it can withstand drought ligustrum works best with some protection from direct salt spray. Flowers have both male and female parts.

Leaves are elliptic to ovate in shape oppositely arranged on twigs. The genus contains about 50 species of erect deciduous or evergreen shrubs sometimes forming small or medium sized trees native to europe north africa asia many introduced and naturalised in australasia where only one species extends as a native into queensland. Glossy privet ligustrum lucidum mature height spread.

The leaves are 4 to 6 inches long glossy dark green on both sides and less spongy than the leaves of japanese privet. Zones ms ls cs ts. It can be used as a shrub for privet hedges but it s far superior in the form of a tree.

Japanese privet ligustrum japonicum. Japanese privets can add as much as 25 inches of growth per year and other varieties grow quickly as well. Roundish oval leaves are 24 inches long dark to medium green and glossy above distinctly paler to almost whitish beneath.

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