Hicks Yews for Metal Frame Topiary Shape - Growth Update - November 2024
In 2021, I planted two 1# small Hicks (upright) yews in the backyard - sort of near the understory garden on the north side. I planted them somewhat close together with eyes on (eventually) shaping them up into a 'Block I' Illinois topiary . Earlier that year, I posted about this University of Auburn topiary frame and dreamed of a 'Block I' . The two Hicks yews were probably 12" tall in Fall of 2021 . They've now had three (2022, 2023 and 2024) growing seasons and have put on some size. Here are the two Hicks Yews - below - after those three growing seasons. They've grown up (a little bit) are are still mostly columnar. It isn't easy to determine their height, so here below, is a shovel stuck in the ground to provide a height comparison. I CLEARLY still have time to create the 'Block I' frame out of Chicken Wire, so I'm not concerned about that. I am, however, concerned about the 'fullness' of these. Are they going to ge...