Taxus Baccata Semperaurea Yew

Taxus Baccata Semperaurea is an RHS AGM winning evergreen Yew shrub with dense branches and golden yellow needles. it’s one of the best yellow-hued yews for hedging.

Yew Semperaurea is an upright yellow yew with UK horticultural origins from the late 1800s. It’s a tough and hardy yew with short dense branches and golden-yellow needles with yellow edges. Unlike some golden yew species, Yew Semperaurea retains it golden colour year-round, hence its name semperaurea - semper aurea is Latin for always gold.

Height and Spread of Taxus Baccata Semperaurea
Yew Semperaurea is rounded, irregularly shaped, and eventually grows wider than its height. It’ll reach 1.5 metres tall by 1.5 – 2 metres wide in ten years.

How Hardy is Taxus Baccata Semperaurea
This yew is rated H7 on the RHS hardiness scale, which their hardiest rating. It’ll tolerate freezing temperatures, pollution, full sun, some drought, and exposure in well-drained soil when established.

How to Use Taxus Baccata Semperaurea
Yew Semperaurea makes an excellent slow growing hedge and an attractive standalone shrub for an architectural winter border.
It’ll cope with a pollution prone front garden, slopes, low maintenance spaces and a well-watered and fed container on a balcony or patio. Its dense foliage creates a natural windbreak for us and for wildlife that shelter in its thickly branched form.
Because it needs barely any care, but is still handsome, Yew Semperaurea is a top choice for busy gardeners with low-maintenance outdoor spaces.

How To Care For Taxus Baccata Semperaurea
This yew cultivar is easy to grow and tolerant of most planting positions. It will grow in full sun to partial shade in most well-drained soils including chalk, sand, and clay. There’s no need to prune it, but a yearly clip will help maintain a formal shape.
Water well until it’s established and apply a thick layer of organic well-rotted manure to its roots in spring. Applying mulch feeds shrubs through the year, traps moisture, and cuts down on weed competition.

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