Home Weed ID Publications Dictionary Links FAQs Login About us		Plant Description: Name: Chinese privet Scientific Name: Ligustrum sinense Family: Oleaceae Type: Broadleaf Lifecycle: Perennial Habit: Chinese privet is a small tree or shrub. It flowers in June and berries ripen in September. It often grows to be between 12 and 15 feet high, and often shades out plants beneath it. Leaves: Leaves are entire and oval or elliptical. They are opposite in arrangement and are usually about 2 inches long. They often have fine hairs on their underside. Leaf Arrangement: Opposite Characteristics: Chinese privet is distinguished by fine hairs on the twigs and underside of leaves. Flower Seed Head: Small, four-petaled, white flowers, often very dense, appear in clusters on the end of twigs in June. The flowers are very fragrant. Seed Fruit: <h1> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chinese privet has small blue, fleshy fruits, which resemble blueberries. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>It is about 1/4” in diameter, and contains a hard seed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The fruit ripens around September.</span></p></span></h1> Where Found: Originally from China, Chinese privet is found throughout the mid-Atlantic, Southern, and Midwestern North America. It prefers low woods, bottomlands, stream sides, and disturbed areas. Control Options Related Plants Terms and Definitions Additional Images:
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