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Ligustrum vulgare
(Wild Privet, also sometimes known as Common Privet or European Privet),
It is a semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub, growing to 3 m tall.
The stems are stiff, erect, with grey-brown bark spotted with small brown lenticels. The leaves are borne in decussate opposite pairs, sub-shiny green, narrow oval to lanceolate, 2–6 cm long and 0.5–1.5 cm broad.
The flowers are produced in mid summer in panicles 3-6 cm long, each flower creamy-white, with a tubular base and a four-lobed corolla ('petals') 4–6 mm diameter.
The flowers produce a strong, sweet fragrance that many people find unpleasant. The fruit is a small glossy black berry 6–8 mm diameter, containing one to four seeds.
The berries are poisonous to humans but readily eaten by thrushes, which disperse the seeds in their droppings.
We would advise planting these every 2ft (60cms) to give you a good hedge.
We advise using a support cane & ties for the first 12 months until the conifers have made root in the soil.
We would advise to give the best possible start to use Merediths Plant food, which is a slow release food, and RHS Rootgrow™ Gel to help the plants make better root in the soil.
These conifers are supplied bare root in bags, and will need to be signed for.
You can download the planting instructions below.
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/Privet hedging/Common Privet - Ligustrum Vulgare 60-90cms **READY OCT 2012**
