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Posted by
lainey_6b_va z 6b VA (
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Sat, Jan 26, 08 at 21:59
| My landscaper talked me into planting a big hedge of Ligustrum Recurvifola. Have I made a terrible mistake? |
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RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| Have you made a mistake in what way? If you mean 'have I planted something that is considered invasive by both the Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas and the SE-Exotic Pest Plant Council?' Then the answer is yes. You planted Ligustrum japonicum 'Recurvifolia' and Ligustrum japonicum is considered invasive. How long has the hedge been there? Are you willing to keep it sheared so that flowers do not become fruit? Or did you mean something else? |
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| If, as is implicit in the tone and timing of your question, the hedge went in in the last few weeks, then ask your landscaper to take them out and substitute something NOT on the invasives list. IF they were planted longer ago than a few weeks/months, then you will have to decide whether to have them removed and replaced, but I think you will have to eat the cost - you MIGHT be able to talk the landscaper into a discount. If recently, he SHOULD grumble, but go along, if only for a price. If he is totally recalcitrant - and I can understand some reluctance, because he will have to either try to sell the shrubs to another client, or eat the cost himself - then it might be a signal to you to find another more sympathetic landscaper. I would double-check any suggestions you get against the invasives lists (and here), before you agree to having them - if you are still dealing with him, and his next suggestion is also invasive, I would fire him for sure and let him know why (if for no other reason than he did NO homework himself, and obviously thinks you won't either!)! You will also have a few additional questions to ask in your interview(s) with your next prospective landscapers! |
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| Does anyone know how much a problem the invasiveness is in the Roanoke Valley? I haven't noticed it. |
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| I can't imagine them being all that invasive this far north. |
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| I wasn't able to Google a clear picture, over 2 Google pages - I was NOT willing to download several pdf files of over 100 pages and look through them - but it would appear that in at least one publication L. japonica was listed as invasive in VA - L. chinensis was listed in several places as invasive. I think I would be at least slightly suspicious of the plants. As Esh ga says, if you want to keep them sheared in the spring (before or after flowering) so no fruits form, it might not be a problem for you. |
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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- Posted by bboy z8 WA USA (My Page) on
Thu, Feb 21, 08 at 23:05
| Different cultivars may vary in fruitfulness. |
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| Your county extension office should be able to tell you about the invasiveness of this plant in your location. Not that they are all aware of the problem, or the levels of invasiveness of every variety, but most probably can give you more specific information than we can here. The Virginia Native Plant Society might also be helpful. Not "noticing" that a plant is invasive only counts if you've been in the wild areas scouting for it for a few years. The seeds can be spread far and wide by birds, and the ones that are dropped in remote areas are the ones that cause the biggest problem. |
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| Thanks, Digging. I should have done that first. L |
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| According to the Sept 09 Department of Conservation and Recreation listing, only Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet) is listed as a highly invasive species. This is probably a very abbreviated list however. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia
RE: Ligustrum Recurvifola
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| We bought 3 Ligustrum Recurvifolia at Home Depot in '08 and planted two flanking the front door (facing SW in the shade of tall white oaks, in a virtual wind tunnel). The third stayed in the pot all summer; finally we put it in nearly full sun in a sheltered location, facing SE. The difference is amazing: the two by the front door turn brown and unsightly by late winter, despite spraying them with Wilt-Stop last fall, and are only 3' x 3'. We are thinking of replacing them, though by now, June 1st, they are looking healthy again. The third stays green all winter and despite getting neglected its first summer, is 6' x 4', gorgeous and blooming (though after reading this thread, I'll be cutting the flowers off...). Does anyone have info about proper siting of this plant in this zone? |
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