Ligustrum obtusifolium

Ligustrum obtusifolium: Border privet

Plant Identification:

• Growth form: woody, perennial, semi-deciduous shrub growing up to 10 ft in height
• Leaf: elliptic to obling-ovate measuring 1-2 inches long and .301 inches wide. Apex of the leaf can be acute or obtuse. Upper surface is dark green while the lower surface is pubescent
• Flower: unpleasantly scented and are borne in nodding panicles measuring .75-1.5 inches long. Flowers begin appearing in June
• Fruit: black to blue-black, glaucous drupes. They are subblobose in shape and measure .25 inches in length. Fruits appear in September and persist on branches into winter

For more information about border privet identification, please visit:

• GoBotany
• National Park Service
• Invasive.org

For more information about border privet best management practices, please visit:

• National Park Service
• United States Forest Service