Ligustrum Ovalifolium Pruning

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Ligustrum ovalifolium pruning. Golden privet ligustrum ovalifolium aureomarginatum genus. Vulgare all of which have distinctive characteristics. Light pruning of ligustrum to remove a stray or damaged branch can be performed any time of year. Shearing of ligustrum can be performed any time of year however to avoid damaging new growth that emerges after pruning i recommend ceasing pruning two months prior to the average first frost date in your area. California privet ligustrum ovalifolium is a small leafed shrub reliably evergreen in u s. Synonyms ligustrum ovalifolium aureomarginatum. Some are more popular plantings than others while some have been banned entirely by a few southern gardeners including a famously grumpy one.

Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 to 10 and semi evergreen and deciduous down to zone 5. Other common names golden privet. Ligustrum ovalifolium common privet bonsai. Genus ligustrum can be decidous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with simple entire leaves and panicles of small often unpleasantly scented white flowers in spring or summer followed by black or deep purple berries. Planted in a pot by victor harris of erin bonsai. Developed from an old hedgerow tree collected in 2004.