Common name(s): Japanese Privet, Wax-Leaf Privet
Scientific name: Ligustrum japonicum
Pronunciation: lih-GUS-trum juh-PAWN-ih-kum
Characteristics: Height: 8 to 12 feet
Spread: 15 to 25 feet
Light requirement: Tree grows in part shade/part sun; tree grows in full sun
Flower color: white
Leaf type and persistence: Broadleaf evergreen; evergreen
Landscape use: Japanese Privet is not especially salt-tolerant and will
require protection from direct salt spray. If you decide to use this plant as a clipped hedge, be sure that the
top is kept narrower than the bottom to provide light to the lower branches. This will help ensure the plant will remain full to the ground.
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