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Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

Photo by Musicwolf
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34.4822, -79.1972

Field Notes

Description:

A small flowering tree with many small white flowers. Very invasive and usually found in large clumps of trees.

Habitat:

Mixed forest.

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Ligustrum sinense

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
suzmonk
You're welcome, glad I could help ...
QWMom
Agree with Suzmonk - it's Chinese privet.
suzmonk
Hi, Musicwolf. You're definitely in the right ball park. Most likely candidate is Chinese privet, Ligustrum sinense. There are a couple other privets that can be found in North America (Ligustrum japonicum, Ligustrum ovalifolium), but I think they bloom a little later. By the way, Chinese privet is invasive in the Southeast ... masses of it everywhere.

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