Ligustrum tschonoski, a
deciduous shrub of height of 1-3m, branches well and has short hairs
on new ones. Leaves are opposite; 2-5cm long, 1-2cm wide, oval-like
oblong to rhombus-like oval, thin texture, not glossy, with
generally thick hairs on lower surfaces, but the quantity is
variable, and entire margins. Branch tips emerge racemose-like
panicles, and flowers are 0.6-0.7cm long and white; corollas cleft
themselves in four. Fruit, 0.7-0.8cm long, spherical, matures in
black-purple. Bloom time: June-July. |