Chinese Privet                li-GUS-trum se-NEN-se

• Broadleaf semi-evergreen shrub/small tree, 10-20 ft (3-6 m) tall.  Leaves simple, opposite, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 2.5-8cm long, entire, dull dark green, pubescent on midrib below.  Black fruit that is distributed by birds, and can become a "weed".
• Sun or shade.  Though plant.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (6)7      Native to China.
• Ligustrum: classical Latin name for the European species (L. vulgare).   sinense: of China.
• Oregon State Unvi. campus: east side of Bexell Hall.