While the common Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) is considered an invasive species in North Carolina, and is one hummingbird-attracting plant you'll wish you never grew in your yard ...

Ligustrum can be decidous or evergreen shrubs or small trees, with simple, entire leaves and panicles of small, often unpleasantly scented white flowers in spring or summer, followed by black or deep ...

Ligustrum can be decidous or evergreen shrubs or small trees, with simple, entire leaves and panicles of small, often unpleasantly scented white flowers in spring or summer, followed by black or deep ...

but often refers to Ligustrum sinense, or Chinese privet, introduced to the United States from East Asia. Because its fruits (drupes, botanically) are relished by birds, the shrubs have escaped ...