Chinese Privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Chinese Wax Tree, Glossy Privet, Shining-Leaved Privet, White Wax Tree, Chinese Wax-Leaf Privet, Broadleaf Privet, Giant Privet, Large-Leaf Privet, Ligustrum, Tree Privet
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Ligustrum lucidum is an evergreen tree species that produces oval foliage with a glossy texture. Leaves are around 15cm long. Flowers are cream-white and arranged densely on branched stems known as a panicle, these are also around 15cm long. Small cream-white flowers develop in panicle arrangments measuring up to 15cm long. These are produced from summer through to early autumn and may lead onto black berry fruits.
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Planning
Flowering time
Summer, Autumn
Fruiting time
Autumn
Propagation
Cuttings
In summer take semi-hardwood cuttings, in winter take hardwood cuttings.
Special features
Attractive leaves
Hedge plant
Make good hedges, reacts well to clipping to form formal hedges.
Special features
Origin
South and Eastern China.
Environment
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Soil moisture
Dry
Soil type
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil PH preference
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Frost hardiness
Hardy
Personality
Family
Oleaceae
Flower colour
Cream, White
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