26+ Shrubby Japanese Yew

They are classified as conifers. They are highly adaptable and make a nice addition to a garden border path or in a mass planting.

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Shrubby japanese yew

Partial to full sun. Slower growing than others with dense upright branching on a pyramidal form heavily covered by small dark green needle like foliage. It is even believed that the ancient and mythical yggdrasil tree of norse mythology was a yew tree.

An attractive pyramidal garden or patio tree with dense upright branching and narrow leathery foliage that takes to shearing well. They make a good foundation or accent plant and dark green leaves make good background for colorful shrubs and perennials. A medium sized variety of yew podocarpus that will accommodate smaller spaces more ideal for foundation plantings.

Plants can achieve 8 to 10 feet 2 to 3 m in height with an upright slightly pyramidal form and finely textured slender evergreen leaves that are very resistant to deer damage. The japanese yew is an evergreen that is native to several regions of asia and has spiny needles and red ornamental fruits. Well suited to large containers or tubs and for formal topiary.

The podocarpus yew pine shrubby yew or better yet podocarpus macrophyllus is a large shrub to small tree. These are easy to care for drought resistant evergreen shrubs. An effective accent screen or clipped hedge.

Japanese yews are a popular and versatile evergreen shrub. Japanese and english yew hybrids exhibit the best traits of both species hardiness combined with ornamental qualities withstanding zone 4 climates and covering landscapes with wide spreading dark green shrubbery. Although yews are slow growing they usually have a wide spread and will eventually fill in a large area suppressing weed growth.

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