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Hick’s Yew

Taxus x 'Hicksii'

In 2018 I decided to replace the brown, dying conifers in our front porch pots with something more well suited to shade. So I picked up these columnar yews hoping they would perform a little better. Unfortunately, although they are columnar and seems to like their homes, they have a bit of an odd open habit so I may need to find a new home for them in the ground.

  • Plant Type
  • Conifer
  • Tree
    • Shade Grade
    • A
    • Light Requirement
    • Part Sun
    • Shade
    • Location
    • Front Garden
    Nursery Tag

    Soil Type: Well-drained Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Shade, Part Sun, Shade Drought Tolerance: Semi Mature Height: 10-15 Feet Mature Width: 3-4 Feet

    Gardener's Log

    05/2018: Planted in front pots to replace dead/dying conifers. Sometime in 2018?

    12/2021: I keep moving these poor plants! In 2019 or 2020, I moved one to the east corner by the new gate fence. In 2019 I had moved the other to the front garden retaining wall, and then moved it to the south side of the garage driveway circle. That poor thing got a bit fried during the 2020 heat dome. Then I moved it in Dec 2021 next to its friend by the new gate fence. It's so yellow compared to the other one! We'll see if it survives.

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    hicks yew photo

    Photo by F. D. Richards

    Hicks Yew Closeup

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    Hick's Yew

    Shade Grade

    A

    Yews are shade stalwarts and these are no exceptions.

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