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You can rejuvenate the ligustrum by cutting it back to six to twelve inches tall in late February. New growth will come from the stump and you can trim that growth occasionally as your shrub grows back into a pleasing form. Remember always to keep the bottom of the shrubs.

Prune ligustrum at any time during the year to control size and shape the shrub, promote new growth or to remove dead or diseased foliage. Pruning can also thin the interior of the shrub to allow. Ligustrums are very fast growing shrubs. Japanese privets can add as much as 25 inches ( cm.) of growth per year, and other varieties grow quickly as well.

This rapid growth rate means that ligustrum shrubs need frequent pruning to keep them under bushremover.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Nov 28, Pruning them back 6 to 8 inches from the ground in early spring as new growth begins promotes branching at the base of the plant and encourages root growth to help new privet shrubs.

By Patricia H.

Pruning this Ligustrum is more for shape, though; it doesn't need the careful, regular shearing of other privet selections, which are speedy, aggressive spreaders. If you don't want to grow it as a hedge or a mass planting, it also thrives when grown in a container and as an accent in the garden.