100 Japanese privet seeds. 100 seeds Ligustrum japonicum.
Wax-leaf privet, Japanische Liguster, Troène du Japon, Aligustrón, Yapon birgözü
Ligustrum japonicum, commonly called Japanese privet or wax leaf privet, is native to Japan and Korea. It is widely cultivated in other regions, and is naturalized in California and in the southeastern United States from Texas to Virginia.
L. japonicum is an evergreen small tree growing to 2–5 m (rarely 6 m) tall, with smooth, pale grey-brown bark on the stems. The leaves are opposite, 5–10 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, glossy dark green above, paler glaucous to yellowish green below, thick and leathery textured, and with an entire margin. The flowers are white, with a four-lobed corolla 5–6 mm long; they are borne in clusters 7–15 cm long in early summer. The fruit is an oval drupe, 8-10 mm long, ripening purple-black with a glaucous waxy bloom in early winter
It responds well to shaping and pruning, and is often trained into topiary specimens such as globes, pyramids or cones. The species is very suitable for bonsai
Winter hardy to USDA Zones 7b-10. Where winter hardy, it is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, except wet ones. Tolerant of urban conditions. Prune as needed in spring immediately after flowering. If flowering is not a consideration, prune at any time. May be trained as a small tree.