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Best Yew for topiary?

Jack WallingtonJack Wallington Posts: 12
in Garden design

Hiya,

I'd like to start some small topiary from scratch, And for what I'm imagining (a bit like a standard but with three levels to it) I think it's probably best to buy a Yew whip around 60cm tall. 

Does that make sense? Is there a specific cultivar of Yew to get or will any hedging Yew work? 

I've chosen Yew because our garden is very hot and humid, so I don't want to risk Box blight. We seem to get every other fungal plant disease here!

Thanks,

Jack

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Yew is Taxus baccata. A lot of the cultivars, bred for shape and gold edges to the new leaves etc, would be wasted on topiary.

    Just look for yew, or Taxus baccata



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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