Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
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Ligustrum sinense is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It is known for its showy flowers. While ornamental, it is highly invasive in many parts of the world, spreading aggressively by seeds and suckers, making it difficult to control in urban environments.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1380.04%—7.9 in
- 130.01%—8.5 in
- 110.01%—5.4 in
- 10.00%—3.8 in
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.7 in, mean 8.2 in, 90th percentile 14 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.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows
Other Ligustrum in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
