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Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / April 2007Need identification
Does anyone know what kind of bush this is? Pic here: http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3725/bushzw6.jpg It's maybe eight feet tall and about as wide and the flowers attract scads of Red Admirals, Painted Ladies and Buckeye butterflies. Thanks for any help! >Does anyone know what kind of bush this is? Pic here: >http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3725/bushzw6.jpg It's maybe eight >feet tall and about as wide and the flowers attract scads of Red >Admirals, Painted Ladies and Buckeye butterflies. > >Thanks for any help! Lugustrum (sp) or photinia. Can't tell which, some are blooming in my neighborhood too *achoo* >>Does anyone know what kind of bush this is? Pic here: >>http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3725/bushzw6.jpg It's maybe eight [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Lugustrum (sp) or photinia. Can't tell which, some are blooming in my > neighborhood too *achoo* Looks like my waxleaf ligustrum when I don't trim it and cut off the flowers Here's one http://www.texarkanacollege.edu/~mstorey/plants/P000327.jpg Thanks, WoolyGooly and j0hN! Sure looks like ligustrum. Are they supposed to be cut back? Any idea how fast-growing/what their lifespan is? Recommended or overused or invasive in the Austin area? Do they produce berries that birds like? I'm very impressed with how they attract butterflies (counted 10 species in the short time I was out today) and would consider them again in the future just for wildlife if they aren't too pesky. Thanks again. > Does anyone know what kind of bush this is? Pic here: http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3725/bushzw6.jpg It's maybe eight feet tall and about as wide and the flowers attract scads of Red Admirals, Painted Ladies and Buckeye butterflies. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Here's one http://www.texarkanacollege.edu/~mstorey/plants/P000327.jpg http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=LIVU First green, then mature to blue berries. Can make Yin tonic from those. http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Herb/Ligustrum.htm Ligustrum is a tree. http://www.bullcreek.net/ligustrum.html Its a pest like the chinaberry tree. Spread by birds. I saw a 30 ft. chinaberry tree behind a carwash in Wimberley. Rest were usual live oak, red oak, and "cedar" trees. My parents used ligustrum for a hedgerow for over two decades. Then, cut them down due to size.  SignatureDave Apathy and denial are close cousins > Thanks, WoolyGooly and j0hN! Sure looks like ligustrum. Are they supposed > to be cut back? Any idea how fast-growing/what their lifespan is? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >> Here's one http://www.texarkanacollege.edu/~mstorey/plants/P000327.jpg > http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=LIVU > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > My parents used ligustrum for a hedgerow for over two decades. Then, cut > them down due to size. Mine are the original 1982 contractor shrubs - fast growing, evergreen. They do need regular trimming if they are used as a hedge. They are normally freeze hardy in Austin. I did have them get hurt when we went down below 10F once in the last 20 years. > Thanks, WoolyGooly and j0hN! Sure looks like ligustrum. Are they > supposed to be cut back? Any idea how fast-growing/what their lifespan [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks again. My blossoms are more purplish, and the "bushes" are well over 30 ft. tall now. The only birds that eat the berries are cedar wax wings. SignaturePeace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson >Thanks, WoolyGooly and j0hN! Sure looks like ligustrum. Are they >supposed to be cut back? Any idea how fast-growing/what their lifespan [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Thanks again. They are invasive and should not be planted any more. Remove the ones you've got and replace them. For ideas, visit www.treefolks.org k >>Thanks, WoolyGooly and j0hN! Sure looks like ligustrum. Are they >>supposed to be cut back? Any idea how fast-growing/what their lifespan [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > k Those treefolks don't seem to have much in the way of shrubs and hedges which is what a ligustrum replacement would be. My ligustrums do a good job of providing an evergreen barrier on the side yard and I keep them trimmed back so there are no seeds produced. > >>Thanks, WoolyGooly and j0hN! Sure looks like ligustrum. Are they > >>supposed to be cut back? Any idea how fast-growing/what their lifespan [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > job of providing an evergreen barrier on the side yard and I keep them > trimmed back so there are no seeds produced. I have two full sized ones that produce millions of seeds per year and millions of seedlings... however, only about a dozen per year survive to get to any size. Those get pulled up and potted and about 1/2 of the potted ones survive. I'm eventually going to use the potted ones for a hedge. I keep the tops cut down to size. I guess they'd only be truly invasive in a really good environment. I don't water the trees. SignaturePeace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson >> Those treefolks don't seem to have much in the way of shrubs and hedges >> which is what a ligustrum replacement would be. My ligustrums do a good [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >I guess they'd only be truly invasive in a really good environment. I >don't water the trees. For the record, I don't really care if ligustrum invade your back yard. I'm concerned for the rest of us. The negative results of your inaction are not visible to you, but they are there. There are a number of local areas near creeks and in greenbelts where the ligustrums have taken over. Natives decline because the dense, tall bushes are shading everything else out. For one example, I was volunteering a couple of months ago with the Bull Creek foundation. They told me they'd spent many hours removing ligustrums (as well as chinaberry). A lot of this work will be wasted, as the bushes will sprout back from the stumps. They pulled them out by the roots when possible, but larger plants had to be cut. Re: treefolks/shrubs: try wax myrtle, mountain laurel, or yaupon holly for year-round green bushes of significant size. k || Does anyone know what kind of bush this is? 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