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English Yew Hedge Plants Taxus baccata

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English Yew Hedge Plants Taxus baccata

From: £2.29
Known as the King of Hedges, the English Yew Hedge Plant (Taxus baccata) is an evergreen species with an elegantly stylish appearance. A true British classic, English Yew is the most popular conifer hedge, admired for its versatility, ease of maintenance and year-round interest. Taxus baccata is also perfect for creating eye-catching topiary shapes, as well as making an excellent boundary hedge for small and large gardens alike.Click here for more information.More Information
  • 12 Month Plant Guarantee
  • Average Growth Rate
  • Yellow Flowers
  • Evergreen
  • Grows to 12m
  • Has Berries
  • Native

Step 1 - Select Root Type:

Bare Root

Bare Root

Pot Grown

Pot Grown

Root Ball

Root Ball

Instant Hedging

Instant Hedging

Step 2 - Select Size & Quantity:

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Height
cm
Price
inc VAT
Planting Density
Quantity
English Yew 20/40cm bare root
£3.19
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 40/60cm bare root
£5.09
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 60/80cm bare root
£7.89
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 80/100cm bare root
£12.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 60/80cm Root ball
£19.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
3per metre
English Yew 80/100cm Root ball
£28.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
2.5 to 3per metre
English Yew 100/125cm Root ball
£36.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
2 to 2.5per metre
English Yew 125/150cm Root ball
£59.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
2per metre
English Yew 150/175cm Root ball
£95.99£77.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
2per metre
English Yew 175/200cm Root ball
£159.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
1.5per metre
English Yew 200/225cm Root ball
£184.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
1.5per metre
English Yew 225/250cm Root ball Premium
£529.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
Requires Equipment
1per metre
English Yew 350/400cm Root ball
£769.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
Requires Equipment
1per metre
English Yew 15/30cm Cell grown
£3.49
5 to 7per metre
English Yew 20/30cm 9cm pot
£4.99
3 to 5per metre
English Yew 20/30cm 9cm pot x 50
£249.99£236.99
3 to 5per metre
English Yew 20/30cm 9cm pot x 100
£499.99£473.99
3 to 5per metre
English Yew 20/40cm 2L pot
£7.99
3 to 5per metre
English Yew 40/60cm 2L pot
£8.99
3 to 5per metre
English Yew 120/150cm 10L pot
£63.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
3per metre
English Yew 80/100cm 1 Metre Trough
£159.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
1per metre
English Yew Easy Hedge Instant Hedging Element 120cm High x 1m wide
£189.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
per metre
English Yew Easy Hedge Instant Hedging Element 150cm High x 1m wide
£229.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
1per metre
English Yew 20/40cm bare root x 50
£151.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 20/40cm bare root x 100
£302.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 20/40cm bare root x 250
£757.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 20/40cm bare root x 500
£1,514.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 40/60cm bare root x 50
£254.99£241.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 40/60cm bare root x 100
£509.99£483.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 40/60cm bare root x 250
£1,272.99£1,208.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 40/60cm bare root x 500
£2,545.99£2,417.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 60/80cm bare root x 50
£394.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 60/80cm bare root x 100
£789.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 60/80cm bare root x 250
£1,972.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 60/80cm bare root x 500
£3,945.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 80/100cm bare root x 50
£616.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 80/100cm bare root x 100
£1,233.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 80/100cm bare root x 250
£3,084.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew 80/100cm bare root x 500
£6,169.99
4 to 5per metre
English Yew Cell grown 15/30cm x 30
£104.99 £98.99
5 to 7per metre
English Yew Cell grown 15/30cm x 50
£174.99 £165.99
5 to 7per metre
English Yew Cell grown 15/30cm x 100
£349.99 £331.99
5 to 7per metre
English Yew Cell grown 15/30 x 250
£872.99 £828.99
5 to 7per metre
English Yew Cell grown 15/30cm x 500
£1,745.99 £1,657.99
5 to 7per metre
English Yew 60/80cm Root ball x 25
£499.69
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
3per metre
English Yew 80/100cm Root ball x 22
£636.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
2.5 to 3per metre
English Yew 100/125cm Root ball x 16
£591.79
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
2 to 2.5per metre
English Yew 125/150cm Root ball x 10
£599.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
2per metre
English Yew 150/175cm Root ball x 8
£623.99£592.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
2per metre
English Yew 20/40cm 2L pot x 60
£478.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
3 to 5per metre
English Yew 40/60cm 2L pot x 60
£538.99
Pallet delivery - min. order £350 for free delivery
3 to 5per metre
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Product Details
Product Details

Taxus baccata Hedge Plants Description

Taxus baccata (English Yew) is a dense, evergreen conifer hedge which boasts vibrant green foliage during spring, with small red fruits appearing in the autumn - which, although delightful in appearance and loved by birds, are harmful to humans, pets and livestock. English Yew's compact, needle-like foliage is incredibly easy to trim. Even for inexperienced gardeners, sharp or simple lines are easy to achieve to create a refined, classic hedge shape. However, for anyone who enjoys getting creative with their topiary, English Yew is very popular as Taxus foliage can be trimmed into wonderful shapes - the perfect choice if you are keen to create a statement or feature piece.

English Yew hedging has an average growth rate of around 30 - 40cm per annum and can be easily maintained at a height of 1 - 5m, so it's no wonder that this ever-popular hedging plant is great for bringing privacy to your outdoor area. Once it has reached the desired height, the stylish and elegant Taxus baccata is incredibly low maintenance.

During the first few seasons, English Yew hedging needs a substantial amount of water, but be careful to make sure the soil doesn't become waterlogged - if you have clay, wet soil, we'd advise improving the draining when planting Taxus baccata. Aside from the volume of water, English Yew is wonderfully resilient and easy to grow, adapting well to all soil types, particularly alkaline. It also grows well in shaded areas.

English Yew is a truly versatile hedge - as well as looking stunning as a boundary hedge in gardens of all sizes, Taxus baccata can be an effective filter for external noise, wind and pollution. It can also be used as part of a native garden feature to bring striking texture and winter cover, or to create magnificent topiary shapes. We stock a vast array of eye-catching topiary plants, including Taxus baccata topiary balls or cones and pyramids. Its fine, densely-needled habit lends itself perfectly to clipping into shapes, making English Yew as popular for household gardens as it is for castles and stately homes.

For an instant hedging solution on a lower budget, English Yew is also now available as an Easy Hedge Instant Hedging Element. A lighter, cheaper and faster to install version of a traditional hedging trough, Easy Hedge elements can completely transform the look of your garden in just a few hours! Find out more, visit our Easy Hedge Page.

Looking for something different? Lonicera nitida is a lovely alternative, as is the lower-growing Buxus sempervirens (box hedge). Western Red Cedar is also a good alternative to English Yew as it's a fast-growing conifer hedge plant that is similarly low maintenance.

Premium Products - Minimum Order Quantity of 5

Premium products (indicated by a forklift in the product table and on the individual product page), require specialist delivery due to their size and weight. For these items a minimum order quantity of 5 applies.

*All premium products are excluded from any promotional discounts.


Further Information
Further Information

How to plant a Yew (Taxus baccata) hedge

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.

In addition to Yew, include a variety of colour within your garden with our colourful foliage plants. Yew is also a popular box alternative as it can be trimmed to shape and has small sized foliage. Taxus baccata cell grown, pot grown and instant hedging plants are available all year round. Cell grown and pot grown plants are available all year round. Bare roots are only available from november to late April/early May. Root Ball plants are only available from early-October to late May. Taxus is one of the most accommodating hedging plants and this means in an ordinary year we are able to lift it from the field for you to transplant it in 'rootball' form for 10 months of the year. This assumes of course that the usual aftercare is provided ie lots of water until the plants are established.

For more information on planting distances please see our planting density advice section.

Pruning Advice
Pruning Advice

General hedge trimming should be done twice a year, once in early June and again in late September. It is important to prune at the right time, so as not to remove new growing shoots.

Delivery & Returns
Delivery & Returns

Free delivery is available on most orders (except Premium Products) providing they meet the minimum spend criteria for the size of box or pallet. Pallet deliveries and large box deliveries for tall plants are indicated by icons on the product table listings. Delivery costs and minimum order details for each packaging type are as follows:

Packaging TypeStandard Delivery ChargeMinimum Order Values (incl VAT) for FREE Delivery
All Boxes (Bare roots and pots up to and incl. 7.5L)£14.99 delivery charge (orders up to £60incl VAT) Orders of £60 and over - FREE
Pallets (Root balls, large pots (10L+), trees etc)£60.00 delivery charge (orders up to £350 incl VAT)Orders of £350 and over - FREE
Pleached Trees (Specialist Delivery)£450.00 delivery charge (orders up to £1500 incl VAT)Orders of £1500 and over - FREE

There are some exceptions to the standard delivery pricing structure, which relate to deliveries to more remote areas, overseas, or extremely tall or large plants requiring specialist delivery - for more information see the Delivery Information Page. (Please note that due to new Brexit rules, we are currently unable to export to both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.).

Delivery Time - Please note that delivery times are currently 2-7 days excluding bank holidays. *Some troughs, trees and premium products may take up to 14 days delivery. We are working through existing orders as quickly as possible to deliver new orders within this timescale.

It's Convenient - no need to wait in all day to sign, we don't need a signature (the odd, larger order may require a signature but will be delivered at a mutually agreeable time).

It's Tried & Tested - we use only couriers who have shown consistency in their efficiency & care.

* Please note that delivery costs are based on the final order amount in your cart after any discounts have been applied.

Hedges Direct 12 Month Plant Guarantee

Our plants are guaranteed for 12 months after delivery subject to specific criteria. Visit our Hedges Direct Plant Guarantee Page for full details.

Nominated Day Delivery

Choose a delivery day that suits you with our new Nominated Day Delivery option at checkout. Whilst our standard no signature delivery means you don't need to take time away from other committments to receive your order, we understand that there are times our customers want to make sure they are present to accept delivery, either to plant straight away or to store somewhere safe and out of the way until you're ready to plant.

For an additional fee, you can make sure that your order arrives on the exact day you want it. Please note that this is additional charge to all qualifying orders, including those above the free delivery threshold for Standard Delivery.

Our Nominated Day Delivery is available year-round on the weekdays Tuesdays to Fridays, excluding the day after any bank holiday.

Some products are sent direct from our suppliers and as such are not available for Nominated Day Delivery. These include:

- Cell Grown Hedging Plants
- Instant Trough Grown Hedging Plants
- Instant Hedging Screens
- Premium Root Balls (250cm and above in height)
- Turf

To book your Nominated Day Delivery for farther ahead than the delivery window available online, please contact our Sales & Advice team to discuss your options.

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