Zone: 6-9
Height: 8'- 20' x 3'-5'
Light Needs: Sun/Shade
Evergreen conifer prefers well-drained soil and is drought tolerant once established. For a hedge, set plants 2 feet on center and shear as required. Like all yews (but unlike most conifers), it can be pruned back to old wood and will resprout readily. Most commonly used for hedging purposes, it has a naturally upright form and takes shearing well. A hedge of Irish yew, with its dense form and dark green color, makes a dramatic backdrop for a perennial or mixed shrub border. Irish yews are often used individually, as a vertical exclamation point in a border or paired to set off an entryway. Plants are more expensive and slower growing than the more common cedar hedging, but the wait is worthwhile. As yews are among the few conifers that thrive in dry shade, they can be used to provide a textural contrast to other plants in a shady garden.
Category: Fastigiate Trees
