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Unlike the spreading species, this cultivar throws its shoots vertically into a dense, narrow column, clothed top to bottom in soft, glossy, near-black-green needles that radiate around each stem like a bottlebrush. It is one of the most useful and least demanding exotic-looking evergreens you can plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes \u003cstrong\u003ecephalotaxus harringtonia\u003c\/strong\u003e so desirable is its rare combination of dramatic form and genuine toughness. It is fully hardy across the UK (RHS H5), evergreen for year-round structure, and famously shade-tolerant, coping with the dry shade under mature trees that defeats most other shrubs. The plum yew also resists the pests and diseases that trouble true yews, and as a slow grower it holds its tidy outline for years with minimal attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a brilliantly adaptable plant. It thrives in partial or full shade and tolerates full sun in cooler northern gardens, so it suits north or east-facing borders, woodland edges and shady courtyards alike. Give it any reasonably fertile, moist but well-drained soil, on chalk, clay, loam or sand and at any pH. It dislikes waterlogging, so lighten heavy ground with grit before planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEventual size: around 2 to 3 m tall and 1 to 1.5 m wide, reached slowly over many years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePosition: partial to full shade, or full sun in cooler areas, ideally sheltered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare: water through the first season or two, then little needed; clips well if a neater column is wanted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts slim, upright silhouette makes the \u003cstrong\u003eplum yew\u003c\/strong\u003e a natural choice for framing doorways, marking the corners of a bed, or adding evergreen height to a narrow space, and it sits beautifully alongside ferns, bamboos and other shade-loving exotics. Note that the foliage and seeds are toxic if eaten, so site it thoughtfully around children and pets. Every \u003cstrong\u003ejapanese plum yew\u003c\/strong\u003e we send out is a strong, well-rooted, nursery-grown specimen, carefully selected and packed to arrive in superb condition, ready to settle into your garden for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"19cm \/ 3L","offer_id":57810283397503,"sku":"CEPHHARFAST19","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/cephalotaxus.jpg?v=1782486971"},{"product_id":"sciadopitys-verticillata","title":"Sciadopitys verticillata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSciadopitys verticillata\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese umbrella pine\u003c\/strong\u003e, is one of the most distinctive conifers you can grow. 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It sits beautifully among other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e and makes a superb focal point in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause this Japanese umbrella pine is so slow and neatly shaped, it is also excellent as a container plant, thriving for years in a large pot on a terrace or by a doorway; browse more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots\u003c\/a\u003e to pair with it. 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Among South Africa's most beautiful trees, it is hardly ever offered here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt hails from the high Drakensberg, so cold nights are in its blood: established plants take around -7C, which we rate H3. 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It converses beautifully with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/schefflera-taiwaniana\"\u003eSchefflera taiwaniana\u003c\/a\u003e and the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown plants with strong leaders. 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Among its soft, rich green sprays, many shoots fuse into dense, crested fans, the cockscomb growths that give it its Japanese name, Sekka-sugi. The effect is of a neat, upright conifer studded with pieces of green coral, and no two plants carry their crests the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated H6 by the RHS, hardy to around -20C, it grows anywhere in the UK given shelter from cold, drying winds. It is evergreen, and the foliage can take on a bronze cast in a cold winter before greening again in spring. 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