Ligustrum Overview

Encyclopedia: Privet

Wikipedia.orgWIKIPEDIA.ORG

Ligustrum. "Privet" may also refer to plants in two other genera in family Oleaceae and Phillyrea . Privet was originally the name for the European semi-evergreen shrub Ligustrum vulgare, and later also for the more reliably evergreen Ligustrum ovalifolium , used extensively for privacy hedging . The term is now used for all members of the genus Ligustrum, which includes about 40-50 species of evergreen, semi-evergreen or deciduous shrubs and...


Keep reading...

Question and Answer

Yahoo! AnswersYAHOO! ANSWERS

Is waxleaf Ligustrum acid or alkaline base?
Last summer we cut down and mulched 5 large waxleaf Ligustrum. We would like to...

ligustrums are a pretty nuetral plant, it grows fine in either acid conditions or alkaline conditions, just used a good composted hardwood mulch

Asked by HelpfulLily - 8 months ago

why is my ligustrum japonicum not looking good?
Leaves have lost there shine and shrivelled. Leaves are not dry but are limp. Shrub...

It's really difficult to tell what the problem is you have described without seeing the plant. Ligustrum's are susceptable to aphids, scale insects japanese beetles, weevils, mites, thrips. Diseases are...

Asked by Need Help - 6 months ago


Related in the Kosmos