English Yew
Taxus baccata [Taxus bac-cata]
£93.00 – £273.00
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Description
The English Yew is a long-living native British evergreen which is broadly conical in shape. Its spreading, horizontal branches, scaly, purple-brown bark with linear, glossy or matt dark green leaves help make an excellent formal hedge or tree line when fully grown.
Flowers are visible in March and April. Male flowers are small white-yellow globe-like structures and contrast with the female equivalent which are bud-like and change from green to brown with age.
The Royal Horticultural Society has given the yew its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
*Source: BBC Gardeners World Website
Wildlife attraction
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Growing & Care
It is a very low maintenance tree and can be planted in a variety of different soils as long as the drainage is good; it will not tolerate waterlogging.
The English Yew will also enjoy both sun and shady conditions as well as having the ability to withstand hard clippings twice a year (Spring and Summer). If overgrown, don’t be afraid to cut them back to the stumps.
Common Uses
Specifically grown for use in hedging and topiary, the English Yew also makes great ground cover; even in dense, dry shade. They even tolerate exposure to urban pollution.
Maximum Height & Spread
Height 20m
Spread 6m
Did you Know?
English Yew trees can reach 600 years of age and are often associated with churches. Yews were seen as symbols of immortality and it has been custom for yew branches to be carried on Palm Sunday. It is thought that they were also planted on the graves of plague victims to protect and purify the dead.
