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Apr 24, A yew (Taxus spp.) is a most forgiving shrub. The evergreen can be cut all the way to within 6 inches of the ground and come back strong. Unlike most evergreens, a yew takes well to even harsh pruning because of its ability to regenerate new buds from old wood. A. You can prune healthy yews (Taxus spp.) back quite severely with no problem. You can easily reduce their size by one-half to three-quarters. Such severe pruning is best done in early spring so they have spring and summer to recover.

They will respond by throwing up a lot of new bushremover.barted Reading Time: 3 mins.

Alternatively you could cut down the yews and then make sure they are kept trimmed to a height you like and plant something else in front. Digging out them out is the only way to get rid of them completely. Yew is well known for its ability to sprout from stumps. Cut the stems of a severely neglected, overgrown or bare-centered yew off about 6 to 12 inches above ground level in late winter or early spring just before the plant breaks dormancy.

Use a pruning. May 07, With a chainsaw, cut the trunk of the yew as far below the soil’s surface as possible. You’ll find the wood to be extremely dense and possibly difficult to cut – the older it is, the more dense it is.

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