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Ligustrum Balls

pottering girlpottering girl Posts: 236
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Hi, my ligustrum seems to have been damaged by the cold snap. All the leaves have dropped off some of the pom poms which are very large. Do they recover or am I likely to have a bit of growth here and there making them unsightly? TIA

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They should do - privet all over the country has had a bit of a bashing. Privet isn't 100% evergreen, although in many places it's barely affected by winter weather - places that get very little frosts/ice/low temps. 
    All you can do is wait and see how well they revive once temps/weather improve .
    Are they in the ground, or in pots? 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • pottering girlpottering girl Posts: 236
    In the ground and very well established. Thanks FG, it sounds like there's hope.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Fingers crossed for you @pottering girl  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Are they the smaller leaved ready-pruned ones..  I think these are lss hardy.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • pottering girlpottering girl Posts: 236
    I think they are smaller leafed but ready-pruned?? I prune them at least 4 times each year.

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