Irish Yew: Taxus Baccata Fastigiata

Irish Yew - Taxus Baccata Fastigiata

Add elegant vertical structure with the striking Irish Yew. This distinctive evergreen conifer features a naturally upright, columnar growth habit that makes it perfect for creating formal hedges, architectural focal points, or adding height to narrow spaces. The dense, dark green needle-like foliage maintains its rich colour throughout the year, providing year-round structure and elegance to your garden.

Key Features

• Upright Columnar Form: Naturally grows in a narrow, vertical shape - perfect for tight spaces
• Dense Dark Green Foliage: Rich evergreen colour provides year-round interest
• Excellent for Formal Hedging: Creates elegant, structured hedges and screens
• Perfect for Topiary: Responds beautifully to clipping and shaping
• Low Maintenance: Hardy, reliable, and easy to care for once established
• Shade Tolerant: Thrives in both sun and shade
• Versatile: Ideal for formal gardens, narrow spaces, and architectural planting

Growing Information

Ultimate Height: 8-12m (easily maintained at desired height)
Ultimate Spread: 2-4m
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Position: Full sun to full shade
Soil: Well-drained, tolerates most soil types including chalk and clay
Hardiness: Fully hardy (H5)

Planting & Care

Plant in spring or autumn in well-drained soil. Irish Yew is remarkably adaptable and tolerates both full sun and shade, making it one of the most versatile evergreens available. It thrives in most soil types including chalk and clay. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established, it's drought-tolerant and requires minimal watering. Feed with a balanced fertiliser in spring. Trim in late summer to maintain formal shape - responds excellently to regular clipping for hedges and topiary. Avoid cutting into old wood.

Perfect For

• Formal hedging and garden boundaries
• Narrow spaces alongside driveways and paths
• Topiary and shaped features
• Creating vertical accents in borders
• Framing entrances and gateways
• Shaded areas where other conifers struggle
• Traditional and contemporary garden designs
• Cemetery and memorial planting

Why Choose Irish Yew?

Irish Yew (Taxus Baccata Fastigiata) is one of the most elegant and versatile evergreen conifers available. Its naturally upright, columnar form makes it perfect for narrow spaces and formal designs, while its shade tolerance means it thrives where other conifers fail. The dense, dark green foliage provides beautiful year-round structure, and it responds excellently to clipping for formal hedges and topiary. This is a long-lived plant that becomes more beautiful with age.

Available at Stoneybrook Nursery, Lancashire - Quality evergreen trees and hedging plants for UK gardens.