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Ligustrum ovalifolium, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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#983 most planted

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Korean privet · also California privet, Garden privet, Oval-leaved privet

209
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
7
cities
3.5 in
median trunk (9 cm, 187 measured)

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Ligustrum ovalifolium, also known as Korean or California privet, is a temperate flowering plant in the olive family that grows as a shrub or tree. It has been noted for various environmental and material uses, but also contains poisonous properties. It is currently listed as 'least concern' for conservation.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. London · United Kingdom
    75—1.4 in
  2. Buenos Aires · Argentina
    63—7.5 in
  3. Paris · France
    29—8.1 in
  4. Los Angeles · United States
    2036 yr1.5 in
  5. San Francisco · United States
    15—5.0 in
  6. Melbourne · Australia
    4—3.8 in
  7. Boston · United States
    3—15 in

Other Ligustrum in the catalogue

8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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