Thread: Hick's yew -- question about roots
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Old 05-05-2005, 09:22 AM
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Hello, all: I have a Hick's yew in my backyard and am building a new garden box to hold three or four more. I'm not describing this very well, but what I need to know is how deep a Hick's yew's roots will go. The one I have right now is about 6-7 feet tall and ideally I'd like the new ones to grow to the same height, but I need to know how much room to leave for the roots.

Any information will be gratefully received!

David


Hi David,
The major concern would be the spacing. They will grow to 6' to 8' wide or more, so space them accordingly.
http://www.millernursery.com/evergre...diaHicksii.htm

I'd say to make the boxes at least 3' deep or more.
Newt
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