Border privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium)

Family: Oleaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The roasted seed is a coffee substitute. Leaves are a tea substitute. — The roasted seed is a coffee substitute.; Leaves are a tea substitute.

Habitat & North American Range

Thin woods and thickets in lowland and hills all over Japan. Hills, gullies and woods at elevations of 100 - 600 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)