How to grow Curly Leaf Ligustrum

Ligustrum japonicum

This is an upright dense, bushy, evergreen shrub most often used for shrub borders and hedging. It is slow-growing with stiff branches. Leaves are leathery and dark black-green and rounded, 1 to 2 1/2 inches long. Creamy white fragrant flowers are held in pyrimidal panicles to 2 to 3 inches long, followed by round dull black fruit. Clip hedges twice in summer. It grows to 4 to 6 feet in height.

Transplanting Curly leaf ligustrum

Dig a hole twice the size of the root ball and deep enough to plant at the same level the shrub was in the container. If soil is poor, dig hole even wider and fill with a mixture half original soil and half compost or soil amendment.

Carefully remove shrub from container and gently separate roots. Position in center of hole, best side facing forward. Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as described above. For larger shrubs, build a water well. Finish by mulching and watering well.

If the plant is balled-and-burlapped, remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap, tucking it down into hole, after you’ve positioned shrub. Make sure that all burlap is buried so that it won’t wick water away from rootball during hot, dry periods. If synthetic burlap, remove if possible. If not possible, cut away or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new soil. For larger shrubs, build a water well. Finish by mulching and watering well.

If shrub is bare-root, look for a discoloration somewhere near the base; this mark is likely where the soil line was. If soil is too sandy or too clayey, add organic matter. This will help with both drainage and water holding capacity. Fill soil, firming just enough to support shrub. Finish by mulching and watering well.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Curly leaf ligustrum is a hardy plant.

How long does Curly leaf ligustrum take to grow?

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Other names for Curly leaf ligustrum

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.

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