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Scientific Name:
Ligustrum obtusifolium ( syn. L. amurense )
Pronunciation:
lih-GEW-strum ob-too-sih-FOH-lee-um
Common Name:
Amur privet, border privet
Family Name:
Oleaceae
Plant Type:
Semi-evergreen, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, dull green,elliptical; flowers small, white, unpleasantly scented, formed in summer in cymose panicles (thryse), berries small, oval, dark purple to black (poisonous).

Habit:
Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (northern China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Hedge row, Sheared hedge, Specimen plant, Winter interest (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:

Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire

Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White (cream)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun

Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent

Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mildew (Drought tolerant)

Course(s):
  • Level 2 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
  • (NCA)  Not Currently Available : needed
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