Privet Trees (Ligustrum jonandrum) Care Guide and tips
Read through our Privet Tree care guide and learn everything you need to know on how to look after Ligustrum jonandrum.
This lollipop shaped Privet tree will add instant elegance. Lovely clipped evergreen foliage of small dark green leaves. Our Ligustrum jonandrum standards are strong and healthy plants of the finest quality. We always select matching trees if you order more than one. A couple of Privet trees either side of an entrance or porch will really lift a property!
Care tips
- Position: Full sun or partial shade.
- Watering: Water regularly but sparingly during growing season. Do not overwater. Water less during winter, only make sure the root ball does not dry out.
- Hardiness: Fully hardy.
- Pruning: Prune into shape in late spring/summer. Well suited to be clipped into topiary shapes such as Privet standards.
- Soil: Well-drained. Fertile. Repot every two to three years.
- Feeding: During growing season top dress regularly with organic fertiliser or with slow release fertiliser granules. There is no need for plant feed during the winter period. Avoid high concentration of fast acting liquid fertiliser.
Privet Tree Information
- Also called: Ligustrum delavayanum, Ligustrum ionandrum
- Foliage: Evergreen small dark green leaves.
- Flowers: Beautiful small white flowers in spring/summer.
- Fruit: Blue-black small fruits in autumn.
