Question
have 20 up right yews in a row, about 20 years old.like to have a back hoe dig them up and plant them in another part of my yard. Is the yew plant a hardy plant? Would I be wasting my time in this adventure?  Thanks for your information

Answer
Joyce,

I think you would be wasting money using the backhoe.  These are going to be hard transplant because of age and size.  Contact a local nursery or landscape maintenance company and see if moving these plants with a tree spade would be in your budget.  The tree spade would maintain the root structure much better than the backhoe.  It might prove to be $$$$.

Good luck

Gary