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Japanese Yew growing in a garden

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

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