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Planting a yew near the house

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

  • Re: Planting a yew near the house

    Kathy N
    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
    Replied: Monday 9th of May 2011 10:46 PM

  • Re: Planting a yew near the house

    Shoot User
    Hi Kathy

    Thanks for the tip. One more decision made. It is not a dwarf so I will relocate it elsewhere less risky! Teresa
    Replied: Tuesday 10th of May 2011 10:11 AM
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