Ligustrum ovalifolium (California privet)
California Privet is a popular choice for hedging due to its versatility and durability. With its glossy, oval-shaped leaves, it forms a dense and attractive hedge that provides privacy and serves as a sound barrier. It retains its leaves throughout the year unless it is extremely cold, giving this species the unique opportunity to flourish with new growth, replacing all old and damaged leaves.
• Family of Trees: Oleaceae
• Habit: Shrub, Suitable for Hedging
• Growth Rate: 30 to 60 cm/year
• Optimal Temperature: 10-25°C, hardy to -15°C
• Harmful if Eaten?: Toxic Leaves and Berries
• Flowers or Berries: Small White Flowers, Black Berries


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)
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