Hey,

You know, just before I sent the email, I was looking at
VA Techs
website where you can search for trees...and I came to the
conclusion that it
looked just like Privet! I wasn't sure though, because the
picture the Tech
provides didn't look just like these that I see.

Well, there are lots of different privet, and the leaves of
several of them are totally different than the leaves of others.

Is Privet just partly evergreen or is it evergreen?

In MY area it is evergreen. Elsewhere it loses leaves in winter.
Smart plant.

Does it transplant easily,

Does McDonalds sell crappy food? Privet are perhaps the easiest
transplants in existence.

and how large can you commonly find it ( in diameter)?

I have a 11-inch tall privet with a 6-inch (diameter) trunk).
When "done" the tree will probably be 15 inches, or so. Some of
the escaped Chinese privet in my woods are 20 feet tall and have
8-10 inch trunks.

I have a love-hate relationship with this tree. They are
extremely invasive and should be exterminated in nature in this
country, but they make nice bonsai. Several of my tiniest mame
are privet.

I have access to getting some, so I figured I might as well try
it! I appreciate the help!

Go for it. If there is a foolproof plant, this is it. A word of
warning: big lumps (callous) tend to form wherever you cut them,
so prune carefully.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is
frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry
David Thoreau - Walden

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