Ligustrum Wax Leaf Privet

Waxleaf privet ligustrum japonicum texanum is a lower growing cultivar of japanese privet ligustrum japonicum that grows in u s.

Ligustrum wax leaf privet. Wax leaf privets ligustrum japonicum also called japanese privet grows 8 to 12 feet tall and up to 25 feet wide. From northern china korea and japan this lush and compact shrub is a good candidate for topiary forms bringing a formal look to gardens across the southwest. They can cause dieback. Wax leaf privet botanical name ligustrum japonicum texanum is an evergreen shrub that adapts well to most landscape styles in the southwest.

Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 11. Long 10 cm distinctively paler beneath and upright panicles of small creamy white flowers in late spring to early summer. Some of the benefits of the ligustrum is that they are drought tolerant and do not have deep roots and will not cause damage to pipes. Wax leaf privet ligustrum japonicum also called japanese privet comes from japan but it grows in u s.

A versatile evergreen with a compact habit and glossy green foliage that responds well to regular pruning into formal topiary clipped hedges or small standard trees. Plant them right along a wall to create more greenery. Soil nematodes are microscopic round worms that are particularly prevalent in sandy soil. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 11 and does well in urban.

Ligustrum japonicum japanese privet is a fast growing dense evergreen shrub with glossy roundish oval dark green leaves 4 in. Waxleaf privet ligustrum japonicum texanum sku 5820. It grows in either shrub or tree form with green waxy evergreen leaves and flowers that bloom in spring and summer. The bark on the.

Although sometimes given a bad rap this is usually a result of misidentification since all privets are generally similar in appearance and it takes a little knowledge and experience to identify them accurately. The waxleaf privet is susceptible to verticillium wilt. Displays a profusion of fragrant white blooms in spring. Problems with waxleaf privet disease.

Useful as an informal hedge screen or windbreak. The soil borne verticillium dahliae is most likely to. Ligustrum texanum also known as wax leaf privet is very popular and commonly used to create a privacy hedge.