"NNTP Cox News" <hpmicrowave@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote in message news:QQjWa.961$cf.489@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Does anyone have a recommendation on when to shape up an overgrown Ligustrum > tree (more into an umbrella shape vs bush) > > Thanks! > > Okaloosa Island, FL > Here are several links about Ligustrum, including plant information and the digestive aid properties: http://www.growinglifestyle.com/article/s0/a83160.html http://www.esb.utexas.edu/mbierner/bio406d/images/pics/ole/ligustrum_japonicum.htm http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/hn70db/healthnotes/healthnote_2123001.html http://www.herbremedy.com/ligustrum.html http://www.gifte.de/ligustrum_vulgare.htm (German site) http://www.mycustompak.com/healthNotes/Herb/Ligustrum.htm http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/nursery/430-462/430-462.html (pruning including Ligustrum - see Privet) http://www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/B961-W.HTML (pruning) http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-4.pdf (a pdf file from Purdue Univ)