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 ...

* 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 ...

If you’re looking for a shrub that stands up to almost anything, yew found it! The yew bush tolerates many conditions, from drought and shade to sun and moist soil. With a bit of annual maintenance, ...

Yew trees and shrubs (Taxus) are among the most versatile of conifers. These slow-growing, long-lived evergreens are drought-tolerant, pest-free and amazingly easy to prune. Most have dark green ...

Q. My yew shrubs have done poorly this year. The foliage began turning yellow, and then brown. What’s wrong? A. After a bit of investigation, I discovered very wet soil around the yews. Further ...

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 ...

Southern yew is a common landscape plant in coastal South Carolina. This tough plant tolerates salt, part shade and periods of drought and is deer-resistant, probably because the seeds and leaves are ...

The yew plants used for landscaping in the Treasure Valley are all poisonous to wildlife, people and dogs. There is a native yew, the Pacific or western yew, that is found in Washington and Valley ...