Yew, Taxus baccata (Potted)

These are field grown plants (for size and strength), which we containerised in the autumn and which are now ready to be planted out. Yew is one of the oldest British native trees, dating back at least to the last Ice Age. It can be grown either as a specimen or it is ideal for formal evergreen hedging of 120cm (4’) or bigger and larger topiary, forming a very dense plant in either sun or shade. Yew grows well in a variety of soils including shallow chalk but dislikes wet soils. To encourage good growth, prepare the ground well, ensuring good drainage, and mulch with old mushroom compost in early spring. Clip in autumn and remove wispy shoots in mid-winter. Yew is one of very few conifers, which can be cut back, so old hedges can be reshaped. Plant at 30cm(12”) spacing in a single row for hedging.