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Welcome to our plant search tool. This database contains many of the thousands of plants that we carry. There are some notable exceptions. Hundreds of new perennials come out every year and Make It Green has been a leader in making them available to you. Eventually the recent introductions will make it to our plant search tool but every year there will be a lag between our in-store plant selection and this search tool. Unfortunately this search tool can't cover everything that we will carry this year. We also carry over 100 varieties of rare and unusual evergreens and over 100 varieties of hard-to-find shrubs many of which are not in the plant search. Click on the Plant List button for a list of nearly all the woody plants (trees, shrubs and evergreens) that we have ordered or already have in stock for this coming year.



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Amur Privet*

Ligustrum amurense

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Amur Privet (Ligustrum amurense) at Make It Green Garden Centre

Amur Privet foliage

Amur Privet foliage

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Amur Privet (Ligustrum amurense) at Make It Green Garden Centre

Amur Privet

Amur Privet

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details

Height:  12 feet

Spread:  8 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  5a

Description:

A common and popular shrub for use in trimmed hedges, takes pruning exceptionally well; interesting flowers (if not pruned) followed by black berries in fall; easy to grow, handles polluted city conditions well, one of the hardiest species

Ornamental Features

Amur Privet has panicles of lightly-scented creamy white flowers hanging below the branches from late spring to early summer. It has green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour.

Landscape Attributes

Amur Privet is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Amur Privet is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Hedges/Screening

Planting & Growing

Amur Privet will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This species is not originally from North America.

 

* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details

 
 
Hardiness Zone  Plant Height  Minimum Sunlight   
Characteristics
Screening 
Applications
Flowers 
Features & Attributes