#964 most planted
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Border privet · also Amur privet
Deciduous
227
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
1.5 in
median trunk (4 cm, 83 measured)
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Ligustrum obtusifolium, also known as border privet or Amur privet, is a deciduous shrub native to East Asia. It grows up to 9.8 feet tall and is considered an invasive species in parts of the United States.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2210.10%—1.5 in
- 60.01%19 yr—
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 9.8 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.5 in, mean 1.9 in, 90th percentile 3.1 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Ligustrum in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
