Ligustrum Japonicum (Japanese Privet) – Standard - Extra
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–5 m (rarely 6 m) tall, with smooth, pale grey-brown bark on the stems. The leaves are opposite, 5–10 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, glossy dark green above, paler glaucous to yellowish green below, thick and leathery textured, and with an entire margin. The flowers are white, with a four-lobed corolla 5–6 mm long; they are borne in clusters 7–15 cm long in early summer. The fruit is an oval drupe, 10 mm long, ripening purple-black with a glaucous waxy bloom in early winter; in Japan they are popularly likened to mouse or rat droppings. The species is closely related to the Chinese Ligustrum lucidum, differing in its smaller size, and elongated oval (not subglobose) fruit.
Product Dimensions
25-30 cm: 150-200 litre pot, trunk 200 – 240 cm (6.6-7.8 ft), crown 140-180 cm (4.5-5.9 ft)
30-35 cm: 150-200 litre pot, trunk 200 – 240 cm (6.6-7.8 ft), crown 180-200 cm (5.9-6.6 ft)
40-45 cm: 750 litre pot, trunk 200 – 240 cm (6.6-7.8 ft), crown 180-250 cm (5.9-8.2 ft)
Latin Name: Ligustrum Japonicum
English Name: Japanese Privet
Species: Oleaceae
Genus: Ligustrum
Foliage Type: Evergreen
Foliage: Green.
Flower: White.
Flowering Period: May-August.
Suggested Location: Outdoor.
Suggested Soil Type: Well-Drained.
Suggested Exposure to Sunlight: Full Sunlight.
Suggested Exposure to Weather: Sheltered or Exposed.
Hardiness Rating: High (H6)
Lowest Temperature Tolerance: -20 °C to -15 °C (-4 °F to 5 °F)
Suggested Uses: Small Gardens. Reinforcing escarpments and sloping terrain. Groups. Shrubland and woods.
Maintenance: Prune once a year.
Growth Habit: Bushy.
Growth Speed: Fast.
Final Height: 5 m – 8 m (16.4 ft – 26.2 ft)
Final Spread: 3 m – 6 m (9.8 ft – 19.7 ft)
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