Upright yews, such as the common 'Hicks' variety ... This is a bushy, broad-leafed evergreen in the cherry family that does reasonably well in part shade. It can grow 20 or more feet tall and ...

Q: I'm looking for dwarf or slow-growing evergreens to plant in four individual ... One of the most durable choices is an upright yew, such as the Hicks yew or the columnar 'Flushing' or 'Beanpole.' ...

About 10 years ago, I planted several upright yews to provide privacy in my garden ... Any established shade trees in the area will be stressed by grade changes that affect their root systems.

Yew trees and shrubs (Taxus ... This slow-growing narrow upright yew is a sun lover. It can eventually reach 8 feet, but can be easily pruned to keep it in proportion to the size of a pot or ...

About 10 years ago I installed seven 6-foot-tall upright yews (evergreens) in the middle of November. A cold spell came in and the root balls were all frozen solid at planting. Winter burn ...

There are two basic groupings of evergreen plants — whorled branching (pines, firs, spruces and Douglas fir) and random branching (yews ... ground covers to tall upright tree forms.

Loosely tie together stems of upright arborvitae, junipers and yew hedges subject to heavy snow and ice loads. As the snow and ice pile on, it can cause these plants to split. The shrubs often ...

If you haven't already, be sure to tie up junipers and upright yews so they don't fall apart ... But be careful about throwing extra snow onto shrubs, as it can snap stems and crush the plant.

Evergreens, such as boxwood, arborvitae, false cypress, yews and junipers ... wrap or tie together smaller, upright trees and shrubs. This involves circling the plant with a soft cord, old ...

Instead, you’d find names like “Irish yew,” “upright yew” and “dark green ... as a dog chewing on a branch of one of these shrubs can cause the dog to die.” Kinter has one yew ...