Botanical Name: Ligustrum amurense
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Common Name: Amur Privet  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Black

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

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Amur privet, a northern China native, is a dense, erect, multi-stemmed, fast-growing, deciduous shrub (semi-evergreen in mild winters) that typically matures to 12 to 15 feet tall and about 8 to 12 feet wide. It has elliptic to oblong leaves that are a deep, dull green above with hair on the underside midribs. Creamy white flowers in panicles bloom May to June and attact butterflies. Some think the flowers have an unpleasant aroma, but they give way to oval black drupes which ripen in fall and are enjoyed by birds.