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    CEPHALOTAXUS
    CEPHALOTAXUS fortunei
    CEPHALOTAXUS fortunei
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    CEPHALOTAXUS fortunei

    Commonly known as Chinese plum yew, Fortune plum yew

    Handsome large spreading shrub with large glossy green lanceolate leaves
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    2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available from December to January
    £25.00  
    Available from December to January -
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      To about 2m (6½ft) in 10 years. A Robert Fortune introduction in 1848. Dioecious. Male and female plants required for fruit production
    • Ornamental bark
    • Pests & Diseases
      Trouble free
    • Place of origin
      Central and southern China, Burma
    • Evergreen
      Linear or slightly curved, mid-green leaves 4-9cm (1½-3½in) long with 2 white bands beneath
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      6m (20ft)
    • Spread
      4m (13ft)
    • Conifer
    • Hedge
      Ideal for hedging
      Tolerant of hard clipping. Trim in early summer
    • Tall Shrub
      Slow-growing shrub or small tree with shredding or scaly, red-brown bark and whorled branches. Foliage is carried in flat or slightly v-shaped sprays
    • Tree
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full shade
    • Full sun
      In cool, moist climates. Shelter from cold, dry winds
    • Partial shade
    • Conical
    • Mature Size
      6m (20ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (13ft)
      		  
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
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    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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