ligustrum tree
If you’re searching for the perfect combination of attractive foliage, versatility, and resilience in your New Zealand garden, the ligustrum tree stands out as a top choice. Beloved for its glossy leaves, fragrant white flowers, and dense growth habit, the ligustrum tree is a staple in both formal landscape designs and relaxed, cottage-style borders. With several varieties thriving in New Zealand conditions, it’s easy to find a ligustrum tree that suits your garden’s specific needs—whether you want lush hedging, a privacy screen, or a showy specimen plant.
Ligustrum 'Rotundifolium'
Ligustrum 'Rotundifolium' (Japanese Privet) is a hardy evergreen shrub admired for its rounded glossy green leaves and dense compact growth habit. This versatile plant is widely used in NZ gardens for hedging, screening, and formal planting where year round structure and privacy are desired. It responds well to trimming and forms a tidy attractive hedge with minimal effort. Ligustrum 'Rotundifolium' is easy to grow, tolerant of a range of conditions, and highly valued for its reliability, fast growth, and low maintenance nature.
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Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum' (Golden Privet) is a bright evergreen shrub valued for its golden yellow and green variegated foliage. Well suited to New Zealand gardens, it provides year round colour and strong structure. This plant is ideal for gardeners wanting a reliable fast growing hedge or feature shrub that adds contrast, privacy, and visual interest in a wide range of garden styles.
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