Shrubs

Learn how to grow witchhazel shrubs including information on spring and fall flowering varieties. Listen to podcast: podcast transcript Hamamelis spp   Other Name common witchhazel   Sun Requirements full sun, part sun, part shade   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color In fall after the foliage has dropped or late winter before the foliage emerges in yellow, orange, red depending on the species. It has colorful fall foliage as well.   Mature Height x Spread 10 to 15 feet x 10 to 15 feet   Added Benefits fall color, native   I’m...

Taxus spp   Other Name common yew   Sun Requirements full sun, part sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Grown mostly for the dark, evergreen needles   Mature Height x Spread 2 to 40 feet x 2 to 20 feet   Added Benefits drought tolerant   Yew is a standard evergreen shrub found around many homes in New England. They vary widely in size, but most have the trademark dark green needles. Some even have golden needles. Yews mostly are grouped as upright plants (pyramidal, columnar) or low growing, spreading plants depending on the...