wrote in
oups.com:

I looked at all of the suggestions and started looking more at the yews
suggested by David. One yew that caught my eye was Taxus x media
(Anglo-Japanese yew, if I remember right). I found it available here
http://www.musserforests.com/prod.asp?p=DET

This seems to fit my requirements. Their price is 25/$75.00. Does
that sound like a good deal if I can't find a local carrier?

They list the spread as 3-5'; so should they be planted at a spacing
3-5'? Or should they be planted closer to ensure a nice dense growth?
If a 3' spacing then 25 plants would be good for about 75' of hedge
row? Or I could go a 4' spacing and get 100' row

Thanks again for all the help.



A Yew which is being sold strictly as 'x media' (anglojap yew) is going to
be extremely variable in form from plant to plant-- not the best for a
hedge unless you don't mind shearing from time to time. Of the x medias
look at buying named cultivars such as 'Densiformis', 'Densi-Gem' or
perhaps 'Wardii'.

It would appear Mussers is selling Taxus cuspidata ‘Intermedia’, which is
something else entirely. I note they do have Taxus x media 'Densiformis'
and Taxus x media 'Wardii'.

Note that it will be some time (years) before you get your hedgerow using
seedlings like this.
--
David J. Bockman, Fairfax, VA (USDA Hardiness Zone 7)
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