Ligustrum vulgare

Common Pivet

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Height

2 to 5 m

Width

2 to 4 m

Flower colour

white

Flowering Time

June, July

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

sandy-loamy, tolerant of salt, all substrates

Industrially Resistant

Trees and shrubs for bees

hedge

Bird feeding plants

Ligustrum vulgare

Characteristics:

Habit

Broadly bushy large shrub, 2-5 m tall and wide; asymmetrical, twigs partially on the ground and taking root; medium or only slow-growing; not more than 2 m tall as cut hedge

Blossom

Small, white panicles, June to July; with pungent scent from afar

Leaves

Early shoots at end of April, deciduous to semi-evergreen, pointed oval, leathery, dark green, pale green in autumn, sometimes bronze; October to November

Fruits

Pea-size, black berries, colours turning in August, some persistent into next spring; unpleasant taste, slightly poisonous

Roots

Very intense, shallow; tolerate covering

Demands

Sun to semi-shade, tolerates heat, frost hardy, tolerant of urban pollution, wind resistant

Soil

Not demanding, on any substrates except very acidic bog soil; only moderately salt tolerant

Note

Tolerates any cut

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5a

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99260109	Cont, 40-60	€16.50
99360109	Cont, 60-100	€17.50
bks18890003	specimen, Cont, height 100-125	€70.00
99460109	specimen, Cont, height 125-150	€90.00
98610076	specimen, Cont, height 150-175	€120.00
99940109	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 100-125	€70.00
99050109	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 125-150	€90.00
99150109	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 150-175	€120.00
99250109	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200	€150.00
99350109	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€250.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99260109	Cont, 40-60	€16.50
99360109	Cont, 60-100	€17.50
bks18890003	specimen, Cont, height 100-125	€70.00
99460109	specimen, Cont, height 125-150	€90.00
98610076	specimen, Cont, height 150-175	€120.00
99940109	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 100-125	€70.00
99050109	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 125-150	€90.00
99150109	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 150-175	€120.00
99250109	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200	€150.00
99350109	specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€250.00