Privet ( Lingustrum ) are hardy evergreen plant bush that are the most common hedgerow plant in the United States . Privet is a appendage of the olive family and will tolerate poor grime condition and prefers full sun but will arise in shaded region . Commonly found in landscape design , privet shrub are used as hedge , wall , legal barriers and can be pruned into shapes and arches for a more striking tactile sensation .
Chinese Privet (Lingustrum sinense)
Introduced to the United States in 1952 , Formosan privet can grow to 30 metrical unit in height if leave unattended . Typical height ranges from 5 to 12 metrical foot . Shrubs have dark green , ellipse shaped leaves and are often found growing in fields or forests . Formosan privet produce an oddly odorous bloodless flower during the former spring that blooms at the end of the privet branches in pocket-sized clustering . A dark purple to black colored fruit will appear on branches and will last until wintertime . The plant life thrives in wet to dry out soil , is easy to grow and very difficult to remove . Taiwanese privet can be attacked by aphids , snowy flies and wanderer touch . Chemical pesticide can rid plant of these pests . They are prostrate to twig blight which can be controlled by using nebulizer fungicides at proper intervals .
Amur Privet (Ligustrum amurense)
Originally from China , the amur privet reaches heights between 12 and 15 feet , and in most cases the works is nearly as extensive as it is eminent . They are a trouble - loose plant with medium immature colored leaves , and they produce an offensive - smelling white flower in spring . Amur privets like sun to partial Dominicus exposure and adapt well to any soil conditions , but they do n’t like excessively wet ground . These shrubs are used as hedges , borders and screens in landscaping purpose . They are prone to fungal disease and are afflicted with aphids , mealybugs and pinch . disembarrass your amur privet of fungous diseases by using a fungicide and treat plague with the proper root of chemical insecticide .
Regal Border Privet ( Ligustrum obtusifolium)
The most common smorgasbord of privet , the regal border privet has deep , glum dark-green , glossy leafage . It is the easy of the privet shrubs to preserve , prune and develop . The regal border privet develop to be 12 to 15 foot in meridian but is commonly on the smaller side of that range . They prefer full Dominicus to partial shade and like moist but well drained territory . The regal margin privet flowers in former May or early June , producing a mordacious bloom of youth that is experience to attract bees . It produces a berry , black - blue in color , that will appear in September and last through the winter if leave uneaten by bird . They are prone to the same twig blight and other fungal disease and plague that smite other privets . Treat fungal diseases with fungicides and control condition pests with a right solution of insect powder .
