1. The leaf size is different.

Ligustrum lucidum leaves are large, leathery, elliptic-lanceolate, ovoid-lanceolate or long-oval, and the leaves on the flower branches are sometimes narrow-elliptic or ovoid-elliptic, with a length of 5-15cm and a width of (2-)3-6(-8) cm.

Ligustrum microphyllum leaves are small, thin leathery, and vary greatly in shape and size, ranging from lanceolate, oblong-elliptic, oval, obovate-oblong to oblanceolate or obovate, with a length of 1-4(-5.5) cm and a width of 0.5-2(-3) cm.

2. Different tree types

Ligustrum lucidum is a semi-evergreen tree.

Ligustrum lucidum is a deciduous shrub.

3. Different uses

Ligustrum lucidum is generally used as a street tree.

Ligustrum lucidum is generally used as a hedge, pruned into a ball shape, as a modeling tree or bonsai.