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Privet Diseases

Informational table showing disease name, symptoms, pathogen/cause, and management of Privet diseases.

Updated:

July 7, 2025

Privet bush leafed out.

Disease	Symptoms	Pathogen/Cause	Management
Gall	Knobby galls 6 inches in length and 1½ inches in diameter occur on stems of common privet.	Phomopsis	Prune-infected stems.
Twig blight and canker	Common or European privet (Ligustrum vulgare), twigs die. Cankers have pinkish fungal fruiting structures. Affected bark splits, and plants die when girdled.	Glomerella cingulata	Plant-resistant cultivars such as 'Amure', 'California', 'Ibota', or 'Regal'.