It is a large deciduous tree with a height of 19 meters and a diameter of about 1.5 meters. Its bark is dark gray in appearance. The mature trunk has longitudinal cracks.
Ligustrum lucidum is a deciduous shrub, with a height of 1 to 3 meters, which is much shorter than the former.
The leaves of P. glauca are lanceolate to ovate lanceolate, about 1.7 to 5 cm in length and 0.6 to 1.8 cm in width. There are small serrations on the edge of the leaves, and there is no hair on them. There are many lateral veins, 6 to 7 pairs, petiole 3 cm long.
The shape and size of the leaves of Ligustrum lucidum are quite different. It is possible for the leaves to be oblong, elliptic, or obovate oblong, which are about 1-4cm long and 0.5cm-2cm wide. The edge of the leaves turns inward. Lateral veins 2 to 6 pairs, inconspicuous in appearance, petiole about 5 mm long
