Mock privet
Phillyrea angustifolia
MediumSecondary
A tough, drought- and salt-proof evergreen that clips into dense screens and windbreaks — the reliable structural glue of a dry-climate line. Slow, undemanding, near-indestructible.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Rocky, Loam
- Soil pH range
- 6.5 – 8.5
- Min. temperature
- -12°C
- Min. rainfall
- 400 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Tough drought- and salt-tolerant evergreen for hedges and windbreaks; clips densely and tolerates part shade.
Watch out for
Slow to establish and low biomass output; use mainly as a structural hedge/windbreak species rather than a productive one.
Design your line to see how your land fits Mock privet.
Start designing your line →Related species