(Ligustrum lucidum):

This small evergreen tree has low to medium watering needs, performs best in full sunlight, and has a moderate growth rate up to 15’ but eventual height and width varies depending on pruning methods. It is adaptable to various soils, but they must be well drained. This cold-hardy tree with an attractive dense rounded canopy is typically grown with multiple trunks and can be trained to grow into a landscape shrub or a medium sized tree. It produces white pungent flowers in the summer that mature into and dark purple to black berries. This tree is cold hardy to 20 degrees F.