How Do I Trim My Yew Shrub?
Keep control of a yew shrub growing in your landscape to ensure it stays healthy and attractive. A yew shrub is a conifer with narrow needles. After trimming, these beautiful shrubs will grow back immediately from the pruning point, filling in lushly with new foliage. Prune a yew shrub in late winter while the shrub is dormant and then again lightly in mid-summer after the newest growth finishes. Examine the entire yew shrub to find any branches that did not survive the winter. If you find damaged or broken branches, cut these branches off at the point where they connect with the next largest branches. Discard these branches. Remove growth at the top of the yew shrub to control the height of the shrub. Cut back branches that appear overgrown and are growing past your preferred height. Cut these branches off at the point where they intersect with another branch. Shape the sides of the yew shrub by cutting away the tips of the stems. Cut back branches that hang over lower branches to giv
