Subject: chinese privet

From: Carolyn Mary Lee <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 1996 11:58:07 -0600

Hi, I'm a Rice University undergraduate and in our Ecology lab we're
studying pattern dispersion for the Houston Arboretum.  I was wondering
if anyone knew anything about the chinese privet like what sort of
climate and soil conditions it grows in, does it like to grow in
sunlight or shade, water retention, etc.  Any information would be
helpful.... we're getting desperate.  

thanks

Carolyn

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From: "Annette and Scott Ranger" <[email-masked]>
Date: 10 Dec 1996 12:50:39 GMT

Ligustrum sinense occurs in just about all our 159 counties in Georgia, and
I consider it to be one of our most noxious weeds.  My reasons for this fit
with your question about where it grows:
1) it likes low wetlands and the nearly saturated soils nearby
2) it thrives in low light areas under a very dense wetland forest canopy
3) it thrives in all Georgia climates, from the hot, humid summers of the
lower coastal plain to the cool winters of the mountains, but it is far
less common in the mountains than the piedmont and coastal plain
4) it reproduces wildly with large fruit production
5) birds seem to love the fruits and spread the seeds widely
6) it takes over low wetlands by outcompeting native plants.

Scott Ranger

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