Ligustrum Species, Common Privet, European Privet, Wild Privet

The European Privet has prettier foliage than the Asian species that is darker green and a little longer leaf. It is fine as a sheared he...Read Moredge. As a regular shrub it is average to poor in appearance; being messy or just a little bit messy. The white flower clusters, similar to lilacs in structure, are sort of nice with a funny fragrance. It has no fall color, nor pretty bark. When it escapes cultivation it is an invasive plant in open woods of eastern North America. It and other privets can develop sharp woody spurs that hurt. The several Asian species are more common in landscapes and escaped in nature. The European species has its flower and fruit structures as terminal on the branches while the Asian species inflorescences are lateral.

Semi evergreen plant with some leaves being retained during winter. The black berries produced in late summer are poisonous.

Common Privet, European Privet Ligustrum vulgare is naturalised in Texas and other States an is considered an invasive plant in Texas.

This shrub can be used as a specimen plant or as a hedge. It tolerates all but very wet soil conditions. It grows in a wide range of so...Read Moreil pH values, too. Works well in urban settings. It should be pruned after it flowers in the spring. If you don't prune it, birds like to eat the fruit during the winter.