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Capitata Upright Yew (Taxus Cuspidata) - 6 Gallon Pot

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Capitata Upright Yew (Taxus Cuspidata) – 6 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $189.97.Current price is: $97.99.

SKU: D2LSC 0190036075 Category: JUNIPERS & CONIFERS

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Capitata Upright Yew

Podocarpus cuspidata ‘Cuspidata’

Other Names: Upright Japanese Yew, Capitata Japanese Yew, Capitating Japanese Yew

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-7b (East); 4a-8b (West) Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Needled Evergreen Tree

Height at Maturity: 8-15′ depending on pruning

Width at Maturity: 6-10′ depending on pruning

Spacing: 5′ for solid hedges; 14’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright Narrow to Broad Pyramid depending on pruning

Growth Rate: Slow: 6-8″ per year

Flower Color: NA

Flower Size: NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Deep Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Yes

Berry Color: Red

Sun Needs: Full Sun to Full Shade

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0 (Slightly Acid preferred)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought (when established), Heavy Shade, Insect

Description

The Capitata Upright Yew is a very handsome upright growing evergreen with dark green, needle-like ferny foliage that provides a unique, fine texture in the landscape. Whether in full sun or full shade, it naturally grows in a dense and distinctive pyramidal form to 15 feet or even taller, though it responds very well to pruning so is often trimmed to control size and for shaping to an even more refined tight pyramid or column. It grows maybe 6 inches per year so trimming is usually just a once-a-year thing. It is ideal for use as a specimen, to frame the corners of homes and other structures, in groupings, or as a natural or formal hedge. Our Capitata Yews are cutting grown to ensure consistency in form.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 8 to 15 feet tall or more and 6 to 10 feet wide depending on pruning, and thriving in full sun or shade, the Capitata Upright Yew has many uses in the landscape or in pots, planters and other containers. Left to grow natural, it assumes an upright pyramidal form, even in old age, which makes it ideal for use as a specimen or to frame corners of homes and other buildings or as a clipped formal hedge or outdoor living Christmas tree. A fine addition to Asian theme gardens, formal and topiary gardens, shade gardens and conifer gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 4 to 5 feet apart for solid hedges or privacy screens. The closer the spacing the quicker the fill. 12 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

The Capitata Upright Yew is easy to grow in most any soil of average fertility and does well in full sun to full shade and everything between. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. In colder areas where there’s potential for high winds, it will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location.

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