If you are fanatic about having a neatly trimmed hedge, one that can grow as tall as 20 feet, you will want to take a careful look at California privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium). No, this is not a ...

California privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) is actually native to Japan. It too wants to be a tree but may also be kept as a hedge. Since leaves are small and oval, it is more attractive than the ...

I have not fed the hedge for years ... There are some pests that are attracted to privet. Scales — black California red, and pit scales, to mention a few. Black vine weevil, ash borer, lilac ...

A privet hedge can develop bare spots if it is not ... Introduced privet species, such as border privet, California privet, Chinese privet, European privet, glossy privet, Amur privet, and ...

one iconic Hamptons look is likely best avoided --the California privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) hedge. Despite the name, California privet is not native to California or anywhere else in North ...

Those hedges were quite effective at dissuading ... One species—Ligustrum ovalifolium, or the California privet, predominates; green barricades shaved to geometric perfection, home to no bugs ...