Chinese privet

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A vigorous deciduous or semi-evergreen suckering shrub, up to 4m high, with a spreading, arching habit, downy stems and elliptic to lance-shaped green leaves. Free-flowering, producing long, dense clusters of small white flowers, often on leafless lateral stems, in midsummer. These are followed by pendent clusters of blue-black berries

Scientific classification

Species: Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense)
Genus: Ligustrum
Family: Oleaceae

Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous · Semi evergreen
Foliage: Bushy · Suckering
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

Chinese privet pictures

Distribution of Chinese privet

Distribution map

China, Vietnam

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Culture

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Toxicity

Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Chinese privet

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Chinese privet care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering. Trim hedges twice during summer.