re: Help me identify this privacy tree/hedge

Yes, it is a sweet viburnum, I’ve got three growing as a hedge in my side yard to hide the neighbors ugly vinyl fence. Definitely NOT a ligustrum, which has a smaller, darker leaf with a shiny/waxy appearance.

Sweet viburnum is disease free around here, it grows 15-20 feet high, needs minimal pruning for shape, and has white flower bracts in spring. Birds seem to like the dense foliage—I’ve had several generations of mockingbirds nest and fledge from my hedge. I don’t water it, ever, and it does just fine.