Ligustrum tschonoski, a deciduous shrub of 1-3m in
height, 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. |