Irish yew - problem

Hi everyone,
Can anyone 'identify' the problem with my Irish yew tree, I planted it about 15 months ago and until recently it's been fine, however, this month it's started to turn coppery in colour and I don't think it's supposed to do that.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Jimbo2

 

ahhh, not sure, I tend to think some cultivars of Irish yew do get a copper tinge in winter.

It would seem a bit early for that to happen though, we have not had any cold weather yet.

Might be wrong, any chance of a picture?

 

Hi Pete,
Here are 3 pics, I hope they're helpful.

Regards

Jimbo2.

 

It looks like it was fairly large when you planted it.
I guess it was container grown?

Could it have gotten too dry this summer, I doubt the root system would be as large as it might be.

 

Yes, it was fairly large when I planted it, I bought it from a specimen plant specialist who told me it was eight years old at the time of purchase.

The container it came in was twenty inches across and I had to dig two feet down to fit the root mass so that it was two inches lower than the surface.

We didn't really have an especially dry summer up here in Lancashire, I think the longest period we were without rain was two weeks, during which I watered well every two or three days.

Hope this helps.

 

I personally can only sugggest you keep a close eye on it and hope its just a bronzing of the foliage.

Obviously if it goes brown and crispy, you have a problem.

 

Ok, thanks for your help, I will be keeping an eye on it.

Regards

Jimbo2

 

It doesn't look like an Irish Yew to me, more like English Yew that has been trimmed to a cone shape.
The bronzing looks like a physiological disorder i.e. something wrong with its growing conditions.
I am a bit concerned that you planted it two inches deeper than its original level - this can rot bark and lead to plant death.

 

I planted my Irish Yew (Scottish Borders) in July. It started changing colour at the end of September and is now almost completely red. Can't think that it's down to drought as where it's planted gets water run off from rest of garden. Doesn't seem to be dying, fingers crossed.