* Common name: Japanese plum yew 'Fastigiata' * Botanical name: Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata' * What it is: A narrow, upright, soft-needled dark-green evergreen that looks a lot like a common ...
About 10 years ago, I planted several upright yews to provide privacy in my garden. A couple of them have gotten thin and are showing some yellowing in the foliage. This has come on over the last few ...
If you haven't already, be sure to tie up junipers and upright yews so they don't fall apart in heavy, wet snow. Inexpensive nylon stockings are great soft ties, but twine also works just fine. Don't ...
The Flushing yew (Taxus x media ‘Flushing’) is an out-of-the-ordinary evergreen. The shrub has stiff, upright stems that hold 1-inch-by-1/8-inch-wide, dark-green ...