Newly planted yew hedge bronzing
the4pounds
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Our goal is a 3-4ft yew hedge surrounding two sides of our patio.
When the patio was laid in May 2018 the contractor supplied and planted 20 3ft yew saplings which each had their root all wrapped in hessian
I don’t believe the soil was particularly well prepared and generally we have a fairly heavy clay soil.
I don’t believe the soil was particularly well prepared and generally we have a fairly heavy clay soil.
Although a few of the yews have taken and are a rich green many of them have bronzed over the summer and some look positively dead
i have dug a couple up and some 18 months after they were planted have no obvious new roots
I am thinking that their roots have been too wet and so I am planning to dig a trench down 2ft, put a 4” layer of pea shingLe at the bottom then replace the soil with a well gritted compost.
i have dug a couple up and some 18 months after they were planted have no obvious new roots
I am thinking that their roots have been too wet and so I am planning to dig a trench down 2ft, put a 4” layer of pea shingLe at the bottom then replace the soil with a well gritted compost.
Will I be doing right or is there something else I should do Instead
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Here's what the RHS advises about planting yew and it includes advice on heavy soils - https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popular/yew/growing-guide
The photos are difficult to see properly.
I would agree with @Obelixx re the gravel. It's far better to mix organic matter, and grit as well, rather than a layer of gravel, as she explains. I'd remove the dead ones and address the poor soil by prepping properly, as indicated, and then plant new ones. They look a bit tooclosely planted too.
From the photos they look more like a fir of some kind,I may be mistaken though!
Thanks.
There's all sorts of info on Google about making a soakaway and how deep and wide it should be for given situations. You should also look at the RHS advice on improving drainage - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=475