Blooming on the neighbors side of my moms fence, nice fragrance, upright growth, it's about 6 ft tall. It looks so familiar.

Does it have a strong fragrance???

Well, fragrance is relative I think, it wasn't something I detected standing next to it, I had to put my nose in it, it was a sweet smell.

Looks like a Privet (Ligustrum sp.)...

Thanks John, it gives me a starting point.
I have only seen privets with shorter leaves.

Ligustrum ovalifolium

It's grown all over the place here - I love the smell but some reportedly do not!

Thanks Julie. I have some huge trees that I was told were privets, lots of seedlings have to be pulled out all the time. Previous owner let several grow over 6 feet and they look different from this one so I should try to get some pictures of it too to narrow down the species.

Sorry to be Ms Bummer here, but I do have to point out that privets are considered invasive. They are lovely and I'm glad I didn't plant one (or more) when I was totally ignorant about things like natives and invasives, etc. At least now I am happy to say that I'm only partially ignorant.

I have to admit to being puzzled by local nurseries that cater to peeps like me who are shopping for native perennials but still stock at least a few plants that are known invasives.

Oh I know, I hate the ones I have.

Calif_Sue said:Well, fragrance is relative I think, it wasn't something I detected standing next to it, I had to put my nose in it, it was a sweet smell.

Happy that you have an ID.
I guess smell/odor/aroma is relative. To me, privet....stinks...a really sweet stinky smell. It is also the smell I most remember from my early childhood as we had a huge privet just outside the kitchen door and the 'aroma' permeated the house.

When my trees bloom, it's pretty strong, this one wasn't