Bareroot Ligustrum ovalifolium (Oval-leaved Privet)

A versatile evergreen with glossy, oval leaves that form dense, lush hedging perfect for creating privacy screens and formal garden boundaries. The plant produces clusters of creamy white flowers in summer followed by black berries, offering seasonal interest while maintaining its neat appearance year round. Known for its vigorous growth and adaptability, it thrives in most soil types and tolerates both sun and partial shade, making it exceptionally reliable for urban and coastal gardens. With excellent response to regular trimming, it can be maintained at heights from 1 to 4 metres, developing a thick, impenetrable barrier that withstands pollution and exposed sites better than many other hedging plants.

Family of Trees: Oleaceae

Habit: Evergreen Shrub

Growth Rate: Fast

Optimal Temperature: 15-25°C, hardy to -15°C

Harmful if Eaten?: Toxic berries

Flowers or Berries: White Flowers, Black Berries

Hardiness: H5 (Hardy)

Hardiness ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

○ H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
○ H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
○ H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
○ H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
○ H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
○ H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
○ H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
○ H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
○ H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)