Home : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers T-Z : YEW, IRISH Taxus baccata Fastigiata Suitable for any normal soil and position and  Ultimate Height 30ft (9m) Exposed/Windy Hedge Height 1-10ft (30-300cm) Damp Shade Av. Growth/Year* 6-9in (15-23cm) Dry Shade Wet Sites Native Coastal Areas Evergreen Chalky Soil   This plant has been awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Av. Growth/Year* = Average growth per year in first 10-20 years, click here for more details. Warning: Some parts of this plant are poisonous.

Enlarge picture Irish Yew in local churchyard.

A narrow female form of erect habit, which forms a dense, compact, broad column with a many pointed crown. The familiar Yew of many English churchyards. Its very dense habit makes it particularly useful as a hedging plant, or as a splendid specimen plant. HEDGE Trim in autumn. For hedges 1ft (30cm) upwards. Plant 15ins (38cm) apart. CONIFER 15ft x 10ft (4.6m x 3m) in 20 years. Ultimate height 30ft (9m).

Price per plant for   1+ 5+ 50+ 250+  Pg  8-12ins 20-30 cm £4.49 £4.19 £3.86 £3.35 Pg = Pot grown.