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Understory Plant #4

9 years ago

Please help me identify these understory trees and shrubs. These are all in a forest that has a oak/maple/hickory/ash canopy.

Here's #4

Comments (3)

barnhardt9999
Original Author
9 years ago
Close up.
Iris GW
9 years ago
Another privet, this one is a different species. Could be Ligustrum japonicum or L. lucidum. Neither is native and should be removed if possible, especially the fruit.
TxMarti
9 years ago
Looks like Japanese ligustrum to me too.

Ligustrum japonicum

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