Fast-Growing Privacy Hedge for Fort Lauderdale: Waxleaf Ligustrum

Fort Lauderdale homeowner lost privacy when neighbor cleared ficus hedge. Needs fast, narrow (≤3 ft wide) screen for noise/visual block.

Recommended: Waxleaf Ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum')

• Vigorous evergreen, compact upright habit
• Glossy dark green foliage
• White spring flowers, blue-black berries
• Shearable to any height/shape (globes, pyramids)
• Mature: 8 ft tall × 5 ft wide (prunable narrower)
• Extremely hardy, versatile

Planting

• Spacing: 3 ft apart for solid hedge
• Staggered double row (5 ft in-row, 5 ft between rows) for density
• Local nursery may suggest regional alternatives

Fast, dense, maintainable at 3 ft width—ideal for tight urban lots.