Upright Japanese Yew

🌿 General Description

• Type: Evergreen conifer (keeps its needles all year round)
• Habit: Upright to spreading, very dense
• Foliage: Dark green, soft (not prickly like a spruce)

👉 Very "high-end" look when well-trimmed.

📏 Height and Width

• Height: 3 to 6 m (10 to 20 feet)
• Width: 2 to 4 m

👉 Can become a large shrub or small tree if left untended.

🌱 Growth

• Rate: Slow to moderate
  👉 Not fast, but steady → less long-term maintenance.

☀️ Exposure

• Full sun to shade
  👉 BIG advantage: very shade tolerant (rare for a conifer)

🌱 Soil

• Well-drained (CRITICAL)
• Tolerates sand, loam
• Hates:
  • Waterlogged soils
  • Poor drainage (risk of root rot)

❄️ Hardiness

• Zone 4 to 7
  👉 Perfect for your area (Estrie / Quebec)

✂️ Pruning

• Tolerates pruning very well
• Ideal for:
  • Formal hedges
  • Topiary
  • Privacy screens

👉 You can "shape" it firmly without killing it.

🛡️ Resistance

• Good general resistance
• Tolerates pollution and urban environments
• Beware of deer ⚠️ → they like it