Mock privet
Phillyrea latifolia
MediumSecondary
Production
A tough evergreen windbreak and hedge-builder for dry, rocky, coastal ground - structural glue rather than a fast producer, so give it time to earn its keep.
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
Broad-leaved evergreen for dense hedges and windbreaks; clips well and tolerates drought and salt, but regrowth after hard cuts is unhurried.
Watch out for
Not a biomass producer - slow growth and low regrowth vigour mean it's structural, not a chop-and-drop mulch source; needs patience to establish.
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