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Privet, Green

Ligustrum ovalifolium

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  • £1.99
Size / Type Price per item for
1+ 5+ 50+ 250+
Price per item for 1+ 5+ 50+ 250+
Br 40-60cm
£1.99
£1.49
£1.38
£1.19
Br 60-90cm
£2.49
£1.99
£1.84
£1.60
Pg 2-3L
£10.99
£10.99
£10.99
£10.99
  • Plant Types & Availability - More information

    Br = Bare Root Plant, Pg = Pot Grown

    All prices include VAT at 20%.

Fast growing dense hedge with medium sized, oval, rich green leaves, and clusters of creamy-white flowers in July, attractive to insects, followed by black, glossy berries in autumn which are good food for blackbirds and thrushes. Shade tolerant. Very fast growing and dense hedge. Tolerant of pollution, and providing dense cover and good sound proofing. Normally evergreen but may loose leaves in very cold winters.

HEDGE Trim as necessary. For hedges 90cm - 3.7m (3 - 12ft). Plant 30 - 38cm (12 - 15ins) apart or for a denser hedge plant in a staggered double row with 38cm (15ins) between rows and 45cm (1.5ft) between plants.

SHRUB 3.7 x 3.7m (12 x 12ft).

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Privet, Green is available as:

Br = Bare Root Plant
Pg = Pot Grown

Bare-Root Plants

Bare-root plants are sold without a pot/soil around the roots. This is a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of growing plants. To ensure the best plant health we do not store our plants in cold storage, but they are left in our field or plant beds until they are ready for packing or collection.

Items marked Br are bare rooted plants grown from cuttings and are typically 1-2 years old.

Pot Grown Plants

These are normally sold in small 9cm wide pots, unless a different pot size is shown (where the pot size is shown in litres). Pot grown plants can be planted at any time of the year.

Availability

Pot Grown are generally available all year. Bare rooted plants are only available when the plants are dormant (typically from late November to March).

If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.

Planting Distances for planting as a Hedge

Privet, Green can can either be planted as a single row, or if a thicker hedge is required (for example to keep animals out) it can be planted as a double row.


SINGLE ROW - Plant between 30cm/12ins apart and 38cm/15ins apart.


DOUBLE ROW - Plant in two rows with plants on each row 45cm (18ins) apart and 38cm (15ins) between each row:

To calculate the number of plants needed for a length of hedging, click on Planting Distance Calculator above.

Planting Guide & RootGrow

We recommend planting with RootGrow. The recommended amount for RootGrow for an order will be shown in your shopping basket.

We will send out a planting guide with your order, you also can find a guide to planting here.

Pruning

Hedging - As a general rule, plants grown for hedging need pruning to encourage side branching. Usually the harder a plant is pruned the bushier it will be. If they are not pruned there is a danger that the hedges will be thin and bare at the base and that the tips of the plants will die back. If the plant is naturally bushy, less or sometimes no pruning will be needed to achieve a dense hedge.

Privet, Green: Cut back by about one half or more, and again during the second winter.

    • SKU
      PRIG5
  • Native/Wildlife/Evergreen
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
      Yes
    • Good for Wildlife/Bees
      Yes
    • Native
      No
    • Evergreen/Deciduous
      Semi-evergreen (may loose leaves in cold areas)
    • Keeps Leaves in Winter
      Yes
  • Soil and position
    • Suitable for any normal soil and position, and
      Suitable for Chalky Soil
      Suitable for Costal Areas
      Suitable for Damp Shade
      Suitable for Dry Shade
      Suitable for Windy Sites
  • Plant Height and Growth
    • Hedge Height
      0.9-3.7m (3-12ft)
    • Approx. Ultimate Height
      3.7m (12ft)
    • Average Growth per Year
      30cm (1ft)
  • Root Type/Plant Size
    • Root Type/Plant Size
      Pot Grown, 2-3 Litre Pot
      Bare Root, 40-60cm (16-24ins)
      Bare Root, 60-90cm (2-3ft)
    • Potted/Bare Root
      Pot Grown
      Bare Root