Additionally, these berries are toxic, so it may be best to avoid them if you have young children. Hardy in zones 5 through 9, American holly can be an ideal privet alternative. Read the original ...

Like the Chinese privet, it has showy white malodorous spring blooms. Large clusters of purple/black berries ripen in fall and are popular with birds. The birds disperse the berries through droppings.

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Chinese privet was brought to the U.S. in the 1800s as a decorative hedge, but it has spread rapidly across the Southeast, now covering more than 1 million acres in Alabama alone.

Neal said privet berries don't carry much nourishment for birds. Much better are the blue-ish berries of the eastern red cedar trees found all over the region. Robins love them, Neal said.

• Pyracantha, camphor, cotoneaster, and privet — A word of warning: Although many bird species enthusiastically feed upon the berries of these shrubs and trees, these plants are also invasive ...

The berries of the invasive Chinese privet are low in nutrition for birds, said Joe Neal with Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff) ...