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 japonicum)
Ligustrum japonicum Rotundifolium, commonly known as Japanese Privet, grows as a small, compact, rounded bush and carries glossy, dark green leaves which have a unique curl. Clusters of cream-coloured flowers are borne in summer and are a lovely feature as it grows to 1.5 m tall and 1 m wide. Ligustrum Rotundifolium is often clipped into hedge, added to a mixed planting, maintained in a container, or used to provide architectural interest.
Ulmus carpinifolia Variegata (Field Elm)
Ulmus carpinifolia Variegata, commonly known as Field Elm or Variegated Elm tree, is a stately, deciduous tree grown for its colourful foliage. The leaves emerge in spring heavily variegated with cream and green, then develop yellow tones in autumn before falling. It grows with an upright and somewhat narrow habit to about 20 m tall and 8 m wide, performing best when planted in full sun on a well-drained site with some shelter. Ulmus carpinifolia Variegata is commonly grown as a specimen in parks or a large garden, or used in avenue planting.
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