{"product_id":"ligustrum-vulgare-buxifolium","title":"Box Leaf Privet - Ligustrum vulgare ‘Buxifolium’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBox Leaf Privet - Ligustrum vulgare ‘Buxifolium’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the small leaved form of common privet, grown as a substitute for English box where box would be too slow or too vulnerable to blight. \u003cem\u003eLigustrum vulgare\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Buxifolium’ has short internodes and small, thick, dark leaves that clip to a tight even face, and it will do it in soil and exposure that box simply will not accept. It takes shearing several times a year without thinning out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Box Leaf Privet\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox Substitute\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaf size and hedge texture read very close to English box at a fraction of the establishment time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipping Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated shearing produces a dense, fine surface suitable for parterre, edging and topiary shapes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Speed\u003c\/strong\u003e: A low hedge closes up in two to three seasons, with two or three trims a year needed to hold the line.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSite Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It copes with dry shade, root competition from established trees, poor soil, coastal wind and frost.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: Regular clipping removes the flower buds before they open, which is how it is normally grown and avoids both the heavy scent and any seed set.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToxicity warning\u003c\/strong\u003e: The berries are toxic if eaten, so site it away from play areas.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow formal hedging\u003c\/strong\u003e: Parterre, knot gardens and bed edging where a clipped 400 to 600mm line is wanted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway and path edging\u003c\/strong\u003e: It holds a crisp line under foot traffic and reflected heat off paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipped balls and topiary\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense branching allows tight geometric shapes that hold their form between cuts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry shaded hedges\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the few formal hedge plants that performs beneath established trees.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 to 0.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost any reasonable soil including clay and limey ground; it wants drainage but tolerates dryness once rooted\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer so the plants in a run knit into a continuous root mass. Cut the tops back by about a third at planting to force low branching, then trim lightly each time new growth extends 100mm rather than waiting for a single hard annual cut.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m clipped, 2 to 3m if left unpruned\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, semi-deciduous in the coldest districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to full shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivar of a species from Europe and North Africa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, usually removed by clipping\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795362578718,"sku":"ND-1081-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/rjuZ2Xw3E9auultXZWn9I_7kJLAl2x.jpg?v=1787314248","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/ligustrum-vulgare-buxifolium","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}