Grown and styled by Bill Choat.

Pot: Mica, oval, 14x10x4“; Origin 1989; Height 24“.

JAPANESE PRIVET (ligustrum japonicum)---outdoor,
This evergreen, native to Japan and Korea, has round, waxy leaves with a twist at each leaf’s tip---dark green on top and light green on the bottom. In the wild, it can grow to 12’ high as a shrub, and it has a dense and compact habit.