RE: New House, New Plants to ID

Title: RE: New House, New Plants to ID

Cyndi,

Thanks for all the extra info. Yes, I meant Ligustrum, not Ligusticum which is the herb lovage. The pic of L. vulgare is of the shrub just coming into new leaf in the spring (it's more or less deciduous), so it does look a bit atypical. The berries can persist through the winter if they don't get eaten. If yours is indeed a Ligustrum, it could easily be one of the other species. I'm also wondering about some other species of Oleaceae, maybe Elaeagnus??

Perhaps don't cut down the pear tree just yet. If the crown is unbalanced you can take out the branches that make it that way, and remove the stress from its structure. The tree is not universally loved because it was planted so frequently in subdivisions and then when mature started to fall apart, onto people's vehicles, etc. However, it does have superb blossom, provides shade in summer, and the fall color can be superb.

Nick

Nick Turland
Saint Louis, Missouri
USDA Zone 6

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