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    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Grow well in shaded sites and make good hedges.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      India, Vietnam, Japan, China
    • Evergreen
    • Height
      1-10m (3-30ft)
    • Conifer
    • Tall Shrub
      Or small tree. Yew-like. Fruits are green and fleshy with a hard single seed.
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Partial shade
      Or sun in colder climates. Shelter from cold drying winds.
    • Mature Size
      1-10m (3-30ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
       
      		 

    Varieties
    CEPHALOTAXUS fortunei
    Chinese plum yew
    Handsome large spreading shrub with large glossy green lanceolate leaves
     
    2 Litre
    £25.00
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    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CEPHALOTAXUS harringtonia 'Fastigiata'
    Cowtail pine
    Resembles an Irish yew with its upright and erect branches
     
    3 Litre
    £25.00
    CEPHALOTAXUS harringtonia 'Korean Gold'
    plum yew
    Bright golden-green needles, upright columnar habit.
     
    3 Litre
    £25.00

    Useful extras...

    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
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    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
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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