Spreading Yew is a prostrate slow-growing evergreen shrub with horizontal branching and pendulous tips. The glossy dark blue-green needles emerges bright green. Best planted in moist and sandy well-drained soils. Spreading Yew is generally female and produces fleshy cones, but male cones may appear on isolated branches.
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Type: |
Shrub |
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Height: |
2' - 4' |
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Spread: |
12’ - 15' |
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Spacing: |
14’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 7 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Season of Interest: |
Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Susceptible to winter burn, especially when planted in unprotected areas. Twig and needle blight may be a problem, as well as mealybugs, mites, and scale in some areas. Rot rot may occur in poorly drained soils. Highly toxic if ingested.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Hedges, and Foundation Plantings.
COMPANION PLANTS: Barberry, Liliac, Viburnum
IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Taxus baccata 'Repandens' kz02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Salicyna, Taxus baccata Repandens 2018-07-09 4635, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Salicyna, Taxus baccata Repandens 2018-07-09 4856, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Taxus baccata 'Repandens' kz01, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
