Why Plant English Yew?
The English Yew, a mop-like looking dark green evergreen shrub with fun texture. This award winning shrub of Merit, gives off the perfect Christmas vibe with its deep green needles and bright red berries! People will even use its cut fronds as christmas decoration. Each one of those fronds are covered in green needle clusters with olive-like red berries in a wavy formation.
Because of this plants association with Christmas, they have a direct connection with Christianity, which is why these English Yews are planted all over churchyards!
How to use English Yew in the landscape?
Show off your English Yew in your foundation plantings or use them as hedges and topiary with some fun pruning. These can also be used for short decorative hedges!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-7
How To Plant English Yew
English Yews can tolerate many soil types, but prefer to be planted in well-draining soils. They love full sun to partial shaded conditions. Yews are generally low maintenance and easy to care for.
How To Water
Yew aren't big water drinkers! When it comes to drought conditions, watering this fella weekly is recommended!
How To Fertilize
Young English Yew plants should be fed each spring, while more mature plants will do well with feeding every other year. We recommend using our very own Elements Starter Plant Food in granular form.
How To Prune
When it comes to pruning yews, for normal upkeep pruning can take place if you like to keep it in a certain shape. A heavy pruning should happen before August 15th, so the branches have time to harden off before the first frost comes.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
