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Ligustrum amurense
Amur Privet
Origin: Northern China.
Mike's
Opinion
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Popular as a hedging plant, over time it will develop bare knees and will need to be knocked to the ground. It is wonderful in flower which is seldom seen if it is kept as a hedge. Its spikes of white blooms are deeply scented and can develop into very attractive fruit.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Oleaceae |
| Genus |
| Ligustrum |
| Species |
| amurense |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 |
| Height |
| 4 - 5 m |
| Spread |
| 2 - 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Dense, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with green foliage, creamy-white deeply-scented flowers and attractive black berries. This plant will live for approximately 30 years in ideal conditions. |
| Landscape |
| Can be used as a form of screening, hedges, specimens and shrub borders in residential and commercial areas. |
| Cultivation |
| Requires partial to full sun to grow, however can survive most exposure conditions. The plant is not effected by pollution and salt making it very useful in urban environments. |
| Shape |
| Narrow vase-shaped. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Creamy white flowers with a very strong unpleasant scent. Its fruit is toxic if ingested and the sap may cause skin irritations. The fruit, small oval shaped black berries can be seen in the winter. |
| Pests |
| Japanese beetles, leaf miners, scale, whitefly, weevils and aphids can affect it. No known diseases. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thin, light brown mature bark. New growth is a dark purple colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Small brown ovoid buds. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dull green and lanceolate shaped leaves. Opposite leaf arrangement, smooth leaf margins, leaves are about 2 - 5 cm in size. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are large, creamy-white and have a strong, unpleasant odor. Flowers typically bloom in late May for 2 - 3 weeks and are about 2 - 5 cm in size. |
| Fruit Description |
| Black, oval-shaped berries that ripen in early September and are about 1 cm in size. |
| Colour Description |
| Green foliage, with creamy-white flowers that eventually turn into black berries in the spring, summer and autumn. Light brown bark. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium texture that does not change throughout the seasons. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by softwood cuttings taken in spring. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The sap may cause skin irritation while most parts of the plants are toxic. The berries are especially toxic and there have been documented cases of fatalities in both humans and livestock through fruit consumption. |
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