Ligustrum lucidum/Tree Ligustrum

Large specimen in full spring bloom
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Scientific Name:	Ligustrum lucidum
Common Name:	Tree Ligustrum
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	7, 8, 9, 10 Determine Your Zone
Height:	20-30 feet
Spread:	15 - 20 feet
Bloom time:	Spring
Flower color:	White
Fruit present:	Summer, Fall
Fruit color:	Purple, Black
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist, Wet,
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	Yes

Comments:	It is most attractive when in flower and covered with blue-black fruit in fall and winter. Because it is tolerant of air pollution, strong winds and poor, compact soils it was widely used as a street tree and in urban plantings. Its use has greatly declined, since it has become a very invasive pest. It produces copious amount of seeds and birds eat them spreading this plant over wide distances.