Yew Pine
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Yew Pine is a shrub for structure, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay or loam, flowering varies by climate.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 300 cm |
| Spread | 180 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 7a-11b |
| Pollinator-friendly | No |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 300 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 180 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 7a to 11b, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, evergreen plants.
Border Builder uses Yew Pine's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
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Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Anise/Blue Sageto edge in front
- Atamasco Rain Lilyto edge in front
- Bottlebrush Buckeyeto flower when it does not
- Cleyerafor height behind it
- Creeping Phlox 'Sherwood Purple'to edge in front
- Firebushto edge in front