Chinese tree privet
I think we have one in our local park! I’ve always wondered what that was!
And privet is called Liguster in German.
Thank you! I photographed one of those in Wiley Road in Archway in June, covered in flowers, thinking it would be easy to identify. Not on the Tree Map, nor could I find it. But now I recognise it.
Glad to be of service!
Not June, but 8th August I saw it.
That sounds more likely! There are a few on the upper reaches of Holloway Road too
New to me. Is it related to the privet used for hedges?
It is indeed, that is Ligustrum ovalifolium, a smaller relative, but also from Asia
Thanks Paul.
There’s one on the street outside my front window. Not sure about birds, but last month it was abuzz with honey bees. Lovely tree.
The bees love those flowers, which also have a distinct scent, did you notice that too?
What a beautiful and versatile species! I have to admit that I've never heard of them!
I suspect there are dozens of tree species used as street trees that many people hardly know. This being one of them.
I think we have one in our local park! I’ve always wondered what that was!
And privet is called Liguster in German.
Thank you! I photographed one of those in Wiley Road in Archway in June, covered in flowers, thinking it would be easy to identify. Not on the Tree Map, nor could I find it. But now I recognise it.
Glad to be of service!
Not June, but 8th August I saw it.
That sounds more likely! There are a few on the upper reaches of Holloway Road too
New to me. Is it related to the privet used for hedges?
It is indeed, that is Ligustrum ovalifolium, a smaller relative, but also from Asia
Thanks Paul.
There’s one on the street outside my front window. Not sure about birds, but last month it was abuzz with honey bees. Lovely tree.
The bees love those flowers, which also have a distinct scent, did you notice that too?
What a beautiful and versatile species! I have to admit that I've never heard of them!
I suspect there are dozens of tree species used as street trees that many people hardly know. This being one of them.