Ligustrum ovalifolium
California privet
Japan
Ligustrum ovalifolium branchlet. John Rawlings
An apparently old planting ten yards south of the heritage funeral cypress near Arboretum Rd. and Palm Drive. Blooming May 15, 2006.
From: Rehder, Alfred. 1986. Manual
of cultivated trees and shrubs hardy in North America: exclusive of the subtropical
and warmer temperate regions. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. Portland, Ore.:
Dioscorides Press. The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA)
Name derivation: Ligustrum – Latin ligulare, to tie, in reference to the use made of the flexible shoots.
About this Entry: John Rawlings authored the text.
