Taxus baccata
Re: Planting a yew near the house
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Hi Kathy
Thanks for the tip. One more decision made. It is not a dwarf so I will relocate it elsewhere less risky! Teresa
Thanks for the tip. One more decision made. It is not a dwarf so I will relocate it elsewhere less risky! Teresa
Posted: Tuesday 10th of May 2011 10:11 AM
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HI, Teresa,
Do you know if it is a dwarf cultivar or is it the straight species. If just Taxus baccata, I would hesitate to plant it any closer than 5m since it can get fairly large with maturity. Keeping it trimmed doesn't guarantee the roots will behave.
Kathy C
Do you know if it is a dwarf cultivar or is it the straight species. If just Taxus baccata, I would hesitate to plant it any closer than 5m since it can get fairly large with maturity. Keeping it trimmed doesn't guarantee the roots will behave.
Kathy C
Posted: Monday 9th of May 2011 10:46 PM
Planting a yew near the house
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Hi, I have rescued a yew from a privet hedge and want to plant it in a shady courtyard corner against the wall of my house. I will be keeping it to about 6ft high by 3ft wide. Will the roots cause problems?
Posted: Monday 9th of May 2011 05:42 PM Last reply: Tuesday 8th of April 2025 04:10 AM
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Yew produces fleshy, cup-shaped, red fruits which are eaten by birds. The flesh around the seed is harmless but the seed itself is very poisonous, as is the cut foliage and bark.
This is a very long- lived tree, with some specimens reckoned to be at least to 2,000 years old and possibly even older.Yew wood, because of its elastic qualities, was used to make the English longbow.
This is a very long- lived tree, with some specimens reckoned to be at least to 2,000 years old and possibly even older.Yew wood, because of its elastic qualities, was used to make the English longbow.
Posted: Thursday 14th of May 2009 04:42 PM Last reply: Friday 28th of February 2025 04:42 PM