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First trim, Irish yew

Hi, my little Irish Yew specimens (about 3 feet tall) have put on a good 8 inches of growth. But in the form of long shoots at the top. Am I best to leave them and wait for the plant to fill out, or snip the growing points out?

I'm going to be clipping them to maintain their size eventually. But I heard that snipping out the growing tips can slow the overall growth rate, in normal Yew plants. 

"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 

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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698

    (I'm going to clip them to form 6-8ft tall pillars ultimately).

    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
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