Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yew
Tree·Taxus baccata
Part shade
Sun
Medium
Water
Moist soil
Drainage
Zones 6–8
Hardiness
Yew (Taxus baccata) is a tree. It grows best in part shade and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFloweringFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Tolerates part shade
Needs moderate water
Tolerates moist soil, as long as it drains well
Prefers soil pH 5.5–8
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Prefers loam, clay, sand soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Adds a little organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives shade (dense)
Gives wind shelter (high)
Gives habitat (shelter for birds and small mammals)
Gives organic matter (low (slowly decomposing needles))
Shelters birds
Shelters mammals
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Sub-canopy tree
Height1000–2000 cm
Spacing500 cm (min 300 cm)
Root depthDeep
Width400–1000 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, cuttings
Difficulty
Establishes in about 3 yr
Self-seeds a little on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed4 Oct 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0