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Border Privet Shrub, Ligustrum obtusifolium, Seeds

Fast Growth, Bonsai, Topiary, Hedge, Fragrant Flowering Shrub, Ornamental Fruit, Bird/Butterfly Attracting, Hardy, Extremely Adaptable, Wildlife Food, Cold, Drought, Wind and Urban Tolerant

Border privet is a fast growing, deciduous shrub that typically grows 10 to 12 feet tall but spreads to 15 feet wide with dense, often arching, horizontal branching. It is perhaps the most commonly grown privet in northern parts of the U. S. Elliptic to oblong-obovate, glossy, dark green leaves to 2.5 inches long, have hairy midribs beneath. Leaves may acquire attractive purple tones in fall. Small, tubular, white flowers in nodding panicles to 1.5 inches long, bloom at stem tips in June. Flowers are fragrant and give way to globe-shaped drupes which ripen to dull black in fall and persist into winter.

Leaf: Opposite, tardily deciduous to nearly evergreen, simple, oblong, 1 to 2 inches long, entire margins, slightly thickened, both tip and base rounded or blunt, dark green above and lighter below.
Flower: Short panicles of white flowers (less than 1 1/2 inches), often very dense, very fragrant, appearing late spring at ends of twigs; individual flowers with tubes longer than the 4 petal lobes.
Fruit: Shiny, blue-black berry with a white waxy bloom, smaller than 1/4 inch in diameter, ripens in fall and persisting.
Twig: Slender, grayish green, pubescent, small opposite buds.
Bark: Smooth, grayish brown, many light colored, short horizontal lenticels.
Form: Upright shrub to 12 feet with equal spread, usually with many stems, can be somewhat twiggy.

Zone: 4 to 7

Growth Rate: Fast

Plant Type: Deciduous Fragrant Flowering Shrub
Family: Oleaceae
Native Range: Japan
Height: 10 to 12 feet
Spread: 8 to 15 feet

Bloom Time: June 
Bloom Color: White
Flower/Fruit: Clusters of white fragrant flowers, followed by bird loving black fruit

Sun: Full Sun
Fall Color: Purplish, not showy

Drought Tolerance: High

Water: Dry to Medium
Maintenance: Medium

Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Tolerant of a wide range of soils, except wet ones. Tolerant of urban conditions.

Culture: Easy to grow. Prune as needed immediately after flowering. If flowering is not a consideration, prune in spring. Hedges are commonly trimmed 1-2 times in summer.

Uses: Hedge, screen or background planting. Shrub border or specimen plant. Bonsai, topiary.

Sowing Ligustrum obtusifolium Seeds:

For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided.

Scarify: Soak in water 24 Hours

Stratify: Cold 90 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium.

Germination: Sow 1/4” Deep

For more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please download this .pdf:

https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/documents/1449/fcpg018.pdf 

Germination:

1. Seeds Packets are labeled with seed name and sowing details.
2. Seeds have not been pretreated unless specified in the listing.
3. Seed is not a specific Cultivar (Variety) unless specified in the listing.
4. Due to the many factors involved in successful germination, Seller cannot be responsible for buyers growing methods or mistakes.
5. I have provided what I believe to be a good overview on this page (which you are free to print for further reference), however, it is still recommended to check specialist literature for more details and practices specific to your climate and soil conditions to avoid mistakes in the germination and growing process.

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