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[Arborowen]

Could any one comment on pictures of a sample taken from a street tree near public housing at clapham station. Looks a bit laurel-y withe the formation of fruit and waxy persistant leaves.

 

Lets hear some ideas :-)

 

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

japanese privet - Ligustrum japonicum

Edited February 18, 2011 by RobArb
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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

as above excepti thought it was chinese!

[RobArb]

china... japan.. tis only about 750 miles:thumbup:

[Arborowen]

Ok after a quick Google of that it sounds right but none of the photos really correlated with the tree I took the samples from the Dbh was around 3-400s and was around 10m in height. Ill get the lappy booted up and uploads le fotos from El digital camera's as opposed yo del mobility phonos

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

it is definitely a privet of Asian origin, i rather like it myself, but I prefer the native version purely for the moths that eat it!

[kev7937]

I have a one that I was told was chinensis at my parents and from memory the leaves were alot thinner and lighter in colour. I'll try and get a piccy tomorrow.

[RobArb]

japanese privet - Ligustrum japonicum

 

 

tis definately this:thumbup1: