
How to grow japanese yew
Taxus cuspidata
When to plant japanese yew
Plant this conifer in early spring, before new growth begins, or in early fall. Extension guidance rates those two windows as best because roots can establish before summer heat or a hard freeze; container or balled-and-burlapped stock goes in during these cooler, low-stress periods.
Japanese Yew is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 60 to 120 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8
Common problems
- root rot in wet soil
- winter burn
- scale
- all parts except aril poisonous
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Taxus cuspidata (Japanese Yew)
- Penn State Extension: Is Fall for Planting?
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