 | English Yew Hedging Plant (Taxus baccata)
English Yew Hedge is the classic British conifer hedging plant, Yew is a dense, dark evergreen with bright green spring growth and autumnal red fruits which are much sought after by birds but harmful to humans, pets and livestock. It is quite slow growing (15/30cm) pa so once it reaches its desired height, its easy to maintain. Yew hedging needs plenty of water in the first couple of seasons (ideally a leaky pipe system) but should not sit in waterlogged soil. Apart from its requirement for water, its very easy to grow, shade tolerant, very hardy, and likes all soils particularly alkaline.
Prices shown are the price per plant. Planting distances are very much a matter of choice - for bare roots, 3 plants per metre is adequate, 5 is good, 7 in a double staggered row will give a dense hedge quicker. Generally, smaller plants should be planted at higher density. Cell grown should be planted at 4 per metre in a single row or ideally 6 per metre in a staggered row. Planting densities for pot grown (which vary by pot size) and root ball (which vary by height) are shown below but again you can vary these depending on your budget and level of patience.
Bare roots and root balls are only available November to March but you can pre-order plants during summer/autumn 2010 for delivery in November 2010 - and get the benefit of last year's prices. Pot grown and cell grown plants are available all year round.
Don't forget to order RootGrow or Bonemeal (see the section at the bottom of the left hand menu).
Please see our new list of superb quality Specimen Shrubs (bottom of the menu on the left hand side of the website) - free delivery when ordered with your hedging plants.
Bare roots are only available November to March.
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