I got a few yucca plants when I bought my house they came with it, people hate them so I'm going to make a huge garden of them I don't mind them they're like mini palm trees. Your video is very informative.
I am glad this info was useful :) I don't understand why people hate them, but something to be careful with is that they can become quite large and over the years the stem base can encroach on other landscaping. So ensure that you keep them pruned to the size and shape that you want. Happy gardening :)
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Wow! It really is nice to live somewhere where Yuccas are grown outdoors in a their natural evinronment! Alas mine will never reach that grand splendor since they are House Plants!
@@TH-sd9hv my goats got out and bloody ate mine. So now it's just a big stump 😅 I don't have to worry about poking my eyes out... So.. that's a plus. I guess 😏
Great video ! Glad I came across your video for advice ,, I’ve had my Yucca plant for 5 years and has really grown in size and for the 1st time ,, mine finally has a stock which is about to do its 1st flowering
On my way to work I saw that someone had cut theirs up and had a lot of pieces on the side of the road for trash so I picked up one big piece since I’ve been wanting one of these plants and I was like I wonder if it can still root even tho it was cut and has no roots so to TH-cam I went and found this video so yayyy I’m so happy that there’s hope. Hopefully it will grow in my yard.
Thank you for the absolutely perfect information for a BEAUTIFUL yucca that was gifted me. I've brought it back to life, and now I think it's ready to strike 4 new plants. 5 if you count the main tree itself. I thank you again for the info I was curious about.
Well, today I'll be lobbing off the top of two yuccas that I've had for about ten years, they're pretty tall, and I'm pretty nervous, but I'm going to go for it! THANK YOU!
That’s because there are a ton of variations of yucca plants, around my area specifically they only have one point and it’s at the very end so it’s really easy to manage them and grab them by the tip and machete off the tip and then you’re good to work on the rest of the plant
Good video, using gloves saves your hands a bit, but my question is ,what if you cut shot sections off the trunk? Is there any special prep work to do before planting, are there any secrets and tips?
I am confident that it will be fine ....... I have left cuttings out of the ground as long as 6 months and they have successfully grown when placed in a pot. Happy gardening :)
@@iCultivate1 Good to know, I cut a branch about three weeks ago and today I decided to plant the shoots and the top of it in soil, since they were still green.
Great tips from Australia? Most yuccas are hardy in cold zones but some tree ones are not best to plant in spring and summer sometimes leaves get shock transplanting just dont water too much leaves recover my favorite is color guard yucca
In the Midwest of the US, I let deciduous leaves pile up. The blooms were gorgeous. Late May (summer) I cut off the stalks, cleaned all around the stems and removed dead foliage. Some of the stems are two inches thick but twisty and flopping. I guess they were looking for light. Should I do anything else?
No, not really. What you are doing is keeping it well maintained and in good order for what you want. Often people let them go a bit resulting in them needing to do something more drastic. Thanks for commenting 😊
Sorry about my slow reply. Yuccas are very tough and you probably don't need to add too much. But, I would recommend adding some well composted and aged poultry manure. Hope that helps.
Thanks. Some do say that, and I have also let them dry out. But, I have had great success planting them straight away as well. Thanks for adding to the conversation 😄
Thank you for the useful tips, for my yuccas, you have nice plants , and channel. Subscribed. If you do not wear prescription glasses, like this man, and try to mess with this kind of yuccas, first of all, put on a pair of safety glasses, it can cost you an eye if not, take care of your ears too, there had been reported many cases of perforation of the eardrum, while handling the plant. The leafs are like spades, not in vain, in Spain we call this kind of yucca, bayoneta española- (Spanish bayonet).
@@iCultivate1 Yeah we're managing I guess... Hope the same for you! It is cool how democratizing the chat function is. I think it's also interesting from a botanical standpoint when searching for, say, info on yuccas. I was personally searching for info on yuccas of the SW US deserts as I have some seeds I plan on germinating. I was delighted to find some info from across the world!
Thank you so much!! I got my plant a few years back about 16 inches tall. It's now twelve feet tall. I was extremely worried about cutting it/killing it. You give me hope! Living in Michigan I have to keep mine mostly indoors. With the height vs weight it's getting difficult to take outside during warmer weather. Thank you for posting this video. I look forward to making more & sharing with other's.
Hello. LOL. Only Australians are tough enough to shred sharp yuccas with their bare hands. I live in Yorktown, Virginia. Our only native version is Yucca Filamentosa. Our neighbors have about a dozen plants, but this year only two bloomed. At this point in the summer, is there any trick to prune or fertilize the plants to get them to bloom again? Thank you.
Hahaha ..... I probably should have used gloves for this, but I rarely do. I have never liked wearing them - strange I know. With regards to the flowering ........ yuccas don't always flower every year and one of the mistakes people often make is to water and fertilise them too much. So be careful with this. Assuming they have enough water, I would only give them a small about of an broad purpose organic fertilizer once a year. Apart from this, just prune them to the desired shape and height and then just enjoy them. Hope this helps, and happy gardening :)
Buenas noches, gracias por sus videos, nos aporta buena información. Tengo dos yucas igual a la que usted muestra en el video, eran de amiga, yo las he trasplantado en macetas más grandes, y han brotado tallos por toda la base, pero el tallo principal es muy alto y delgado tiene pocas hojas y no se, la veo un poco fea, creo que ha podido ser, por haber estado un poco descuidada antes del trasplante. Si corto ese tallo principal a mitad de altura, btotara nuevas hojas? O se me podría secar,? Es que he visto, que está tiene un tallo cortado de unos 30cm y está completamente seco,. Usted ha cortado el tronco de su yuca, después de quitar los hojas, pero las mías, tiene el tronco limpio de hojas, solo en la base y en la falda, o final del tronco. Un saludo y gracias
Gracias por su pregunta :) Podar el tallo principal estimulará el crecimiento por debajo de ese punto. Por lo tanto, recomendaría cortar el tallo principal hasta un punto en el que parezca saludable. Además, piense en cómo quiere que se vea la planta dentro de uno o dos años. Esto te ayudará a decidir dónde cortar el tallo principal. Pero sí, te recomendaría que cortes el tallo principal a un nivel que fomente el crecimiento que deseas. Espero que esto ayude :)
@@iCultivate1 OK, muchas gracias..y pienso que cuando empieza a brotar hojas nuevas, con el tiempo, ese tallo también crecerá a lo alto igual que antes o noo?. Perdona, pero la pregunta es para así saber donde dar la altura al tallo, si no va a subir alto como antes de cortarlo, y he entendido lo que usted me a dicho, para dar una bonita forma con altura de corte y base. Pero yo creo que como todos los tallos de otras plantas, también debe crecer en alto o nooo.? Un saludo y muchas gracias por atender nuestros comentarios y preguntas ta rápido. Es usted un crack!!! 👌👋😘
The yucca he shows is cane yucca tropical plant. Hardy tree yuccas are yucca rostrata and Joshua trees zone 6 if your in a colder zone 5 - 20 degrees grow regular yucca varies of yucca filamentosa
Great video. I purchased a potted yucca from the store that has the top cut and covered with somthing that looks like wax. Will the plant grow any talled (from the roots up, as the top doesn`t seem to have any place to go because of the wax)?
Good question. The wax is often used to seal off the cut area and therefore minimum risk of infection and disease. I would expect that you would see shoots start to emerge from the side of the stem - possibly not far below the wax. These new shoots will have the potential to grow quite tall. Hope this helps.
Yes you can. The main differences with how you treat them indoors are that you may need to refresh the soil, ensure you give it enough sunlight and don’t water it too much. Hope this helps 😊
@ Thank you for the prompt reply! The plant in question has sentimental value I don’t want to mess up but it’s got out of hand and only has one main stem with a big head of folage I have changed the soil several times, yes your right it does not like to be wet I’m worried I will mess it up 😔💚
I have a plant i bought that cam in a very tall pot. The roots have gone too tall as well to plant on the ground. Can I cut half off the roots from the bottom, or should i just cut from the stem?
Is it a single stem? You can probably just cut the stem and the plant in another pot. The remaining seating will grow again and then you will have 2 plants 😄.
Hi! I was wondering if you could show how the original plant grew after you cut it please? I got some free plants out the front of someone’s house, I plan to pot them up.
Can they survive in winter time? I have 3 in a planter and they look so healthy and have grown fast. I'm considering replanting it but worried they might die in winter.
Hi. Yes, yuccas are usually very hardy in Winter and can tolerate quite cold temperatures. Just ensure that they don't dry out. Hope this is helpful, and happy gardening :)
Great info, thanks! Quick question: does the pot I'm planting my Yucca have to have a hole in the bottom for draining, or does it matter? The plant will be in a warm office, dimly lit - no natural light.
Thanks for the question. The important thing is that the soil in which it grows is not too wet. Not having a drain hole could make this difficult while also ensuring it gets enough water - so I would recommend having a drain hole in the bottom. Also, yuccas prefer full sun, but you can grow them indoors easily. Having no natural light may mean that you will have to give it a holiday outside from time to time. Hope this help 😄
+Bobbie Farfalla-Ivanoff Thanks Bobbie, I am glad you found it useful. I actually have a follow up video coming. 6 months on, the pruned yuccas and the cuttings I took are thriving 😀
Some people will say that you need to let it callous over, but yuccas are so tough that I have never worried about it too much - I often just pot them straight them up. Hope that helps 😄. Happy gardening 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Thank you for this video.... i got a yucca yesterday and was ready to get rid of it . I've read that if they prick you , you can become ill and so can your pets ( i have a dog ) i was so inlove with it until I was told they were extremely toxic 😐
I have not heard that problem before ...... we have dogs and never had a problem, but I will certainly be a bit more mindful of that - thanks for the info.
Good question. Spring is the best time of the year to propagate from the mother yucca plant. Although summer is usually ok also. Remember that mature wood (not new growth) is the best to use for the cuttings. Good luck 😄
What season are you experiencing at the moment? Spring or autumn? While they don’t typically drop leaves due to the season, it is possible this is normal. If it gets worse, and it is getting enough sun, I would recommend ensuring it is getting enough water and perhaps give it a good feed with a general fertiliser. Hope this helps 😄
I’m shortening a couple yuccas in the yard but want the bottom half to remain. Do I have to remove the leaves in the bottom half or can they stay in and flourish?
My plant is new to me, i don't know much about how too care for it its tall & the ( i don't know do you call them leaves,which are turning yellow& then brown) in doing something wrong can you help me? Thanks so much,i don't want to kill my knew plant!
Good question. All the textbooks would suggest that you should seal the cut, but with yuccas I rarely do this. So, I would not worry too much about this. Hope this helps.
thank you so much for this video. I have ever a stunning, heavily blooming 10 foot tall yucca that is destroying our fence, and it's breaking my heart to have to destroy it. maybe with these tips I can salvage part of it in a giant pot. I just wish there was a way to stop the root spread because it's truly so beautiful.
Hi ... thanks you for your comments. I know that you certainly can salvage some of your yucca by planting cuttings that you take when your are finally forced to remove it. The following video is a follow up video showing the cuttings that I potted 6 months later: th-cam.com/video/ppcN8ZGu2BQ/w-d-xo.html Hopefully this will give you some hope for the future of your yucca :)
Does the elaphantipes have a lot of roots? The Rostrata and Thompsoniana have roots that are only about the size of the head no matter how tall they get. There's pictures of Thompsoniana (pretty different variety actually) over 6 feet tall looking very healthy in a tiny bucket, having never been transplanted it's whole life.
No doubt, a beautiful plant, but I have one that is deeeeeeply rooted too far next to the house. I had it cut down, and guess what? Right......about six more yucca heads grew. More manageable, but GAWD!! Didn't expect SIX!! They should rename this the Hydra!!
Our plant looks like it's stopped growing except for one little green leaf. should we just cut it in half and repot everything and see if anything grows?
Difficult to say without seeing it. Would you like to post some photos on our gardening community and can then advise? There’s a link below the video to the community
Thank you for that video. A question. I live in sub tropics (West coast of Mexico). I use my yuccas to make live fences/walls on my boundary line. I plant them fairly close together as the purpose of doing this is two fold. Erosion control and keeping animals out. I usually put my cuttings directly in the ground (dry season) and have had a 85 to 90% success rate. Is there a reason you put them in pots first?
Sorry about the confusion. I was only putting them into pots because I had nowhere else to put them at the time. As you have discovered, putting them directly into the ground works perfectly well. Would live to see a photo of your live yucca fence. Any chance of sharing on our Facebook group? facebook.com/groups/2429740743728143/?ref=share
I cut my yucca plant and put the propagated parts directly into the ground. I think they will survive. I threw a cutting out in a leaf pile last summer and it is still growing in the leaf pile.
Hallo, brauche bitte einen Rat. Meine Palme im Garten ist krank. Braune Schwarze Flecken. Habe alle Blätter bis an der Spitze abgeschnitten. In der Spitze sind auch hell Braune Flecken. Wie kann ich meine Palme retten ??? Bitte schreiben Sie auf Deutsch eine Antwort. Danke
Sorry für meine langsame Antwort. Meine Frau ist eigentlich Österreicherin, also ist Deutsch kein Problem. Flecken auf einer Handfläche sind oft ein Zeichen von zu viel Wasser. Daher würde ich als erstes prüfen, ob der Boden sehr gut durchlässig und nicht zu nass ist. Ich hoffe, das ist hilfreich.
Hello there! I have a small yucca which has flowered the last two years. I cut the stem last year, but obviously the base was still there. That means this year the new stem has come out at an angle. Should I be cutting the top off the plant, including a few leaves? Otherwise I can't see how stems will keep coming through if old ways are in the way! Thanks in advance!
Yuccas are very resilient and I always prune to encourage the growth that I want to promote. If that means a stem is in the way of another that I prefer, I always remove it. I hope that answers your question and good luck :) Happy gardening!
Is there a particular time this should be done? Spring, fall or summer? I need to do this desperately cause I've had one in a pot for years and it's just getting to much to handle! I would love to make more of them and give them a way to friends! Thanks for the video! It taught me so much!
Yuccas are very tough, so if it is a job that is desperately needed, I would say do it. Ideally though, the best time would be the beginning of spring - just before it’s growth spurt. Hope this is helpful 😄😄
Sorry about the late reply ....... If all the leaves have fallen off, it is not a good sign and probably means that it is dying. Just wondering if your soil is too wet? Having said this, they are a very resilient plant and I wouldn't immediately pull them out ...... give them a couple of months and see if there is any sign of new growth. Hope this helps.
Wow I didn't know they could get tall too. I have some pretty old ones bit they've only ever gotten wider, and never taller. Is it certain varieties that grow tall?
Hi! Great video! I have an adult Yucca on a pot and I like the size it has now, so I don’t want it to grow more than that. My question is if I don’t do any cuttings and just leave the plant like it is now on the same vase, will the Yucca survive or will die or continue growing until it cracks the pot? Thank you!
Thank you for your question. Yuccas have an amazingly vigorous root system and will become very root bound in the pot fairly quickly. Having said this, they are also very tough and resilient. Therefore, you will find it will survive and be very healthy in the same pot for many year - as long as you give it a feed from time time. Have a look at the follow up video I posted of these yucca cuttings 😄 Hope this is helpful 😄
Hi Steve, I have a yucca palm. Do I use the same methods to trim them back and replant? I've had it for almost 20 years indoors. It bloomed these beautiful flowers twice, almost like a lilac and the fragrance from them was amazing.
Hi Debbie, I very sorry about the late reply. Yes - prune to a shape that you like and they should grow back new stems. The flowers are amazing aren’t they - we have one flowering right at the moment 😄
I got a few yucca plants when I bought my house they came with it, people hate them so I'm going to make a huge garden of them I don't mind them they're like mini palm trees.
Your video is very informative.
I am glad this info was useful :)
I don't understand why people hate them, but something to be careful with is that they can become quite large and over the years the stem base can encroach on other landscaping. So ensure that you keep them pruned to the size and shape that you want.
Happy gardening :)
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when some of the leaves are browning.do i cut the brown or take whole leaf off
How would you stop a yucca from growing once you have cut it off
@@suebutler10 ,
What's in Yucca
So well explained thankyou
Great video and exactly everything I was looking to learn about the subject. Top marks and thanks for taking your time to share your knowledge Sir!
Thank you, I am very glad you have found it useful 😄. There is a follow up video for this one that you may also find useful 😄
The way he handles those yuccas with no sweat is amazing. I work with some guys who are scared to prune them and I have to do it myself
I got poked up multiple times. Also was a lot rougher on the plants, yuccas are prone to falling over and breaking.
Wow! It really is nice to live somewhere where Yuccas are grown outdoors in a their natural evinronment! Alas mine will never reach that grand splendor since they are House Plants!
We are very lucky, but I have seen many yuccas grown in doors and really look amazing :)
Thanks!
Very helpful video - short and to the point with clear explanation. Thank You.
This man just full on bear hugged that yucca. Lol my anxiety went thru the roof 😂
Same!! I'm terrified my yucca is going to take an eye out.
@@TH-sd9hv my goats got out and bloody ate mine. So now it's just a big stump 😅 I don't have to worry about poking my eyes out... So.. that's a plus. I guess 😏
@@elizabethvaughn5694 always a silver lining? 🤣🐐
You have a new subscriber. I like how you are quick to the point with what we came here for. Kudos and happy gardening. Hello from Orlando.
Thanks and welcome :)
Happy gardening :)
Thanks I wasn't sure which bit tocut the long or short but pulling those dead bits cut my hands and were sunglasses
Sorry about my slow reply. Sorry to hear that you cut your hands, but I hope the video helped you to understand the pruning process :)
Great video ! Glad I came across your video for advice ,, I’ve had my Yucca plant for 5 years and has really grown in size and for the 1st time ,, mine finally has a stock which is about to do its 1st flowering
So glad you found the video useful. Enjoy the flowering :)
On my way to work I saw that someone had cut theirs up and had a lot of pieces on the side of the road for trash so I picked up one big piece since I’ve been wanting one of these plants and I was like I wonder if it can still root even tho it was cut and has no roots so to TH-cam I went and found this video so yayyy I’m so happy that there’s hope. Hopefully it will grow in my yard.
Just the information i needed to restore my frost damaged Yucca, and take cuttings ( in the warm) at the same time. Thanks.
You are very welcome. Glad you found it useful 😀
Thank you for the absolutely perfect information for a BEAUTIFUL yucca that was gifted me. I've brought it back to life, and now I think it's ready to strike 4 new plants. 5 if you count the main tree itself. I thank you again for the info I was curious about.
Thank you for your wonderful feedback ..... I am so glad the information was useful :)
Well, today I'll be lobbing off the top of two yuccas that I've had for about ten years, they're pretty tall, and I'm pretty nervous, but I'm going to go for it! THANK YOU!
Sorry about my slow response. So glad you found this useful, and good luck - I am sure it will be fine.
Love your videos!! Short and to the point. Now I can get to work on doing just what you said!!
Thank you so much for your feedback. I am very happy that you find the information helpful 😄
He just murdered those beautiful green giraffes! 1:47
Just the information I was looking for. My neighbor has just dug up yuccas and I hoped to transplant. Thankyou so much
Thanks Donald, I am very glad it was useful. Perhaps this follow-up video will also help: th-cam.com/video/ppcN8ZGu2BQ/w-d-xo.html
Happy Gardening :)
Thank you. Short and sweet,to the point! I will prune my yucca just like him. Enjoyed this video.
Brilliant thank you for this video. Wish I saw this sooner as I ripped up one and binned it but now I can save my last one.
Glad it helped :) Hope you are able to save that last one :)
That's exactly what I wanted to know and needed to see. Thanks so much 🤞🏻
You are very welcome. Glad you found it useful 😊
Thanks for explaining! i have to thin out a mass of them and now I can transplant the clippings to an empty area!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!
You are very welcome. I am glad it has been useful 😄
How in the heck are you doing that with your bare hands??? Our little yucca bushes are so sharp and they shred my hands anytime I try to touch them!
That’s because there are a ton of variations of yucca plants, around my area specifically they only have one point and it’s at the very end so it’s really easy to manage them and grab them by the tip and machete off the tip and then you’re good to work on the rest of the plant
Years of gardening gives you tough hands
Yes mine are called Adams needle and are short in comparison
Good video, using gloves saves your hands a bit, but my question is ,what if you cut shot sections off the trunk?
Is there any special prep work to do before planting, are there any secrets and tips?
Hes a MAN 👨
Wonderful presentation and you really make it look so easy ♥️
Thank you for your feedback 😄.
Happy gardening 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Very helpful and amazing. I am from Phila. and we have no tree that you can cut off and root! Love San Diego gardening.
Glad you enjoyed it 😄. I am from Australia and so glad we are able to share our gardening stories.
Stay safe in these difficult times.
@@iCultivate1 Love Australia!! Awesome place and people!
Gorgeous plants!
Beautiful when blossom,however mine never bloomed but once which was last year. How do I get it to bloom yearly?
Thank you so much for explanation,I have found cutted yucca on the container garbagge😔,but hope it will be beautiful again in my garden.
I am confident that it will be fine ....... I have left cuttings out of the ground as long as 6 months and they have successfully grown when placed in a pot.
Happy gardening :)
@@iCultivate1 Good to know, I cut a branch about three weeks ago and today I decided to plant the shoots and the top of it in soil, since they were still green.
Great tips from Australia? Most yuccas are hardy in cold zones but some tree ones are not best to plant in spring and summer sometimes leaves get shock transplanting just dont water too much leaves recover my favorite is color guard yucca
Great advice 😄. Thank you. Yes, from Australia 😄
@@iCultivate1 your welcome love to see gardening tips on plants I like. That's why gardening is great always new plants and ideas to try
Great advice .... Let's hope my 3 cuttings are a great success! Getting online advice may have saved me a lot of $$$$. :) Thank you
Glad it has been helpful 😀😀
In the Midwest of the US, I let deciduous leaves pile up. The blooms were gorgeous. Late May (summer) I cut off the stalks, cleaned all around the stems and removed dead foliage. Some of the stems are two inches thick but twisty and flopping. I guess they were looking for light. Should I do anything else?
No, not really. What you are doing is keeping it well maintained and in good order for what you want. Often people let them go a bit resulting in them needing to do something more drastic.
Thanks for commenting 😊
Love your videos., always informative, & easy to follow. Your jolly attitude is welcomed & refreshing 👌🌱
Thank you Amanda 😄. I really appreciate your feedback and are very glad that you enjoy my videos.
Happy gardening 😄🌱
What kind of fertilizers should I add to make the pruned tree produce huge numbers of new shoots
Sorry about my slow reply. Yuccas are very tough and you probably don't need to add too much. But, I would recommend adding some well composted and aged poultry manure.
Hope that helps.
Good job mate some people say you should let the cuttings dry out before potting
Thanks. Some do say that, and I have also let them dry out. But, I have had great success planting them straight away as well.
Thanks for adding to the conversation 😄
@@iCultivate1 thankyou
Thank you!!! I was lost on what to do with my giant overgrown 16 year old yucca indoor plant!
You are very welcome :)
I am glad that you 16 year old yucca will have a future :)
Lol. Indoor. Funny
Thank you for the useful tips, for my yuccas, you have nice plants , and channel. Subscribed. If you do not wear prescription glasses, like this man, and try to mess with this kind of yuccas, first of all, put on a pair of safety glasses, it can cost you an eye if not, take care of your ears too, there had been reported many cases of perforation of the eardrum, while handling the plant. The leafs are like spades, not in vain, in Spain we call this kind of yucca, bayoneta española- (Spanish bayonet).
Great tip! I really appreciate you adding to the conversation - thank you.
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Great video. My only complaint is that the chickens heard at 2:37 did not make an onscreen appearance :)
At any rate, howdy from the Sonoran Desert!
Haha, love my chickens 😄. Also love the chat that this enables around the world - hope you are safe and well over there!
@@iCultivate1 Yeah we're managing I guess... Hope the same for you! It is cool how democratizing the chat function is.
I think it's also interesting from a botanical standpoint when searching for, say, info on yuccas. I was personally searching for info on yuccas of the SW US deserts as I have some seeds I plan on germinating. I was delighted to find some info from across the world!
How can you take off the pups growing up from the soil in containers
You will not bother the plant by simply removing it from the pot, taking off the pups and then putting it back in to the pot.
Hope this helps.
Thank you so much!! I got my plant a few years back about 16 inches tall. It's now twelve feet tall. I was extremely worried about cutting it/killing it. You give me hope! Living in Michigan I have to keep mine mostly indoors. With the height vs weight it's getting difficult to take outside during warmer weather. Thank you for posting this video. I look forward to making more & sharing with other's.
I am so glad you found this video useful 😊 and thank you for taking the time to let me know.
Try growing Yucca Glauca outdoors they are cold hardy to zone 3
@@Ej2o13 Thanks for the recommendation :)
Can you trim back yucca leaves that have brown tips?
Hello. LOL. Only Australians are tough enough to shred sharp yuccas with their bare hands. I live in Yorktown, Virginia. Our only native version is Yucca Filamentosa. Our neighbors have about a dozen plants, but this year only two bloomed. At this point in the summer, is there any trick to prune or fertilize the plants to get them to bloom again? Thank you.
Hahaha ..... I probably should have used gloves for this, but I rarely do. I have never liked wearing them - strange I know.
With regards to the flowering ........ yuccas don't always flower every year and one of the mistakes people often make is to water and fertilise them too much. So be careful with this. Assuming they have enough water, I would only give them a small about of an broad purpose organic fertilizer once a year. Apart from this, just prune them to the desired shape and height and then just enjoy them.
Hope this helps, and happy gardening :)
Buenas noches, gracias por sus videos, nos aporta buena información. Tengo dos yucas igual a la que usted muestra en el video, eran de amiga, yo las he trasplantado en macetas más grandes, y han brotado tallos por toda la base, pero el tallo principal es muy alto y delgado tiene pocas hojas y no se, la veo un poco fea, creo que ha podido ser, por haber estado un poco descuidada antes del trasplante. Si corto ese tallo principal a mitad de altura, btotara nuevas hojas? O se me podría secar,? Es que he visto, que está tiene un tallo cortado de unos 30cm y está completamente seco,. Usted ha cortado el tronco de su yuca, después de quitar los hojas, pero las mías, tiene el tronco limpio de hojas, solo en la base y en la falda, o final del tronco. Un saludo y gracias
Gracias por su pregunta :)
Podar el tallo principal estimulará el crecimiento por debajo de ese punto. Por lo tanto, recomendaría cortar el tallo principal hasta un punto en el que parezca saludable.
Además, piense en cómo quiere que se vea la planta dentro de uno o dos años. Esto te ayudará a decidir dónde cortar el tallo principal.
Pero sí, te recomendaría que cortes el tallo principal a un nivel que fomente el crecimiento que deseas.
Espero que esto ayude :)
@@iCultivate1 OK, muchas gracias..y pienso que cuando empieza a brotar hojas nuevas, con el tiempo, ese tallo también crecerá a lo alto igual que antes o noo?. Perdona, pero la pregunta es para así saber donde dar la altura al tallo, si no va a subir alto como antes de cortarlo, y he entendido lo que usted me a dicho, para dar una bonita forma con altura de corte y base. Pero yo creo que como todos los tallos de otras plantas, también debe crecer en alto o nooo.? Un saludo y muchas gracias por atender nuestros comentarios y preguntas ta rápido. Es usted un crack!!! 👌👋😘
The yucca he shows is cane yucca tropical plant. Hardy tree yuccas are yucca rostrata and Joshua trees zone 6 if your in a colder zone 5 - 20 degrees grow regular yucca varies of yucca filamentosa
Thanks for being a part of the discussion. Really appreciate your input 😄
Love your video- 🤩
How do you cut the yucca down? With an electric saw?
I used a pruning saw for this one, but on larger specimens, I have even used a chain saw! Yuccas are very tough!
Great video. I purchased a potted yucca from the store that has the top cut and covered with somthing that looks like wax. Will the plant grow any talled (from the roots up, as the top doesn`t seem to have any place to go because of the wax)?
Good question. The wax is often used to seal off the cut area and therefore minimum risk of infection and disease. I would expect that you would see shoots start to emerge from the side of the stem - possibly not far below the wax. These new shoots will have the potential to grow quite tall.
Hope this helps.
Great skills!
Thank you :)
Followed you, cut two big side shoots of our huge yucca and put the cuttings in pot. Look forward to seeing the result in a few months
Great to hear 😄 would love to hear how it goes 😄
Can you do this with one that lives indoors
Yes you can. The main differences with how you treat them indoors are that you may need to refresh the soil, ensure you give it enough sunlight and don’t water it too much.
Hope this helps 😊
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Thank you for the prompt reply!
The plant in question has sentimental value I don’t want to mess up but it’s got out of hand and only has one main stem with a big head of folage I have changed the soil several times, yes your right it does not like to be wet I’m worried I will mess it up 😔💚
Nice sharing 👌
Thank you 👍
Awesome info. I'll be prunning my yuccas this weekend.
Thanks a lot! You have saved my Yuccas!
You are very welcome. Glad the video was useful . Happy gardening 😄
Forgot to mention the best time to transplant and is that the same for all yacca varieties???
Sorry about my slow reply. Yes, it is fairly generic for all yucca varieties
I’m looking for a plant to put along my fence line that will encourage prying eyes to go away. The yucca fits the bill perfectly. ❤️
It can certainly do that!
I have a plant i bought that cam in a very tall pot. The roots have gone too tall as well to plant on the ground. Can I cut half off the roots from the bottom, or should i just cut from the stem?
Is it a single stem? You can probably just cut the stem and the plant in another pot. The remaining seating will grow again and then you will have 2 plants 😄.
Hi! I was wondering if you could show how the original plant grew after you cut it please? I got some free plants out the front of someone’s house, I plan to pot them up.
Sorry about my slow response. Here is a video of the same plants, 3 years later: th-cam.com/video/ygjTDxSqIXw/w-d-xo.html
Hope this helps :)
Very, very helpful....thank you 👍
So glad you found this helpful 😄.
Happy gardening 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Yeay!!! I now will be able to make a yukka fence! ✌️♥️
Can they survive in winter time? I have 3 in a planter and they look so healthy and have grown fast. I'm considering replanting it but worried they might die in winter.
Hi. Yes, yuccas are usually very hardy in Winter and can tolerate quite cold temperatures. Just ensure that they don't dry out. Hope this is helpful, and happy gardening :)
Can this method be used with cordylines?
Thanks for sharing.
You are very welcome 😄
I've planted straight into the ground and they flourished. It took a little time and compost but it worked great.
Fantastic. I love hearing those success stories. Thank you for sharing 😄
Great info, thanks! Quick question: does the pot I'm planting my Yucca have to have a hole in the bottom for draining, or does it matter? The plant will be in a warm office, dimly lit - no natural light.
Thanks for the question. The important thing is that the soil in which it grows is not too wet. Not having a drain hole could make this difficult while also ensuring it gets enough water - so I would recommend having a drain hole in the bottom.
Also, yuccas prefer full sun, but you can grow them indoors easily. Having no natural light may mean that you will have to give it a holiday outside from time to time.
Hope this help 😄
just what i was looking for, a perfect how to prune Yuccas....thanks for share
+Bobbie Farfalla-Ivanoff Thanks Bobbie, I am glad you found it useful. I actually have a follow up video coming. 6 months on, the pruned yuccas and the cuttings I took are thriving 😀
i will stay tuned.
Quick question I put my interior yukkas outside and they wilted and seem unhappy. Do they tolerate rain?
Hi, can I ask, after cutting do you need to let it callous over before potting up? Or did you put straight away into soil? Thanks
Some people will say that you need to let it callous over, but yuccas are so tough that I have never worried about it too much - I often just pot them straight them up.
Hope that helps 😄. Happy gardening 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Thank you for this video.... i got a yucca yesterday and was ready to get rid of it . I've read that if they prick you , you can become ill and so can your pets ( i have a dog ) i was so inlove with it until I was told they were extremely toxic 😐
I have not heard that problem before ...... we have dogs and never had a problem, but I will certainly be a bit more mindful of that - thanks for the info.
In my country it's call flor de izote. And people make all kinds of delicious recipes with the white flower.
Good job this is the best
Thank you so much :)
Which time of the year is best suited for propagating new plants from the mother plant?
Good question. Spring is the best time of the year to propagate from the mother yucca plant. Although summer is usually ok also.
Remember that mature wood (not new growth) is the best to use for the cuttings.
Good luck 😄
My YUCCA'S spikes are turning yellow. After purchasing it a few months ago, I transplanted it in better soil per instructions that were given. Help!
What season are you experiencing at the moment? Spring or autumn? While they don’t typically drop leaves due to the season, it is possible this is normal.
If it gets worse, and it is getting enough sun, I would recommend ensuring it is getting enough water and perhaps give it a good feed with a general fertiliser.
Hope this helps 😄
Wow beautiful...
I’m shortening a couple yuccas in the yard but want the bottom half to remain. Do I have to remove the leaves in the bottom half or can they stay in and flourish?
Sorry about my slow reply. You can leave them to flourish :)
What’s the large leafed plant behind you when you are potting up the cuttings?
The long leafed plant at ground level is agapanthus and the large leafed plant attached to the tree is an epiphytic staghorn. Hope this is helpful :)
This man is awesome ❤️
My plant is new to me, i don't know much about how too care for it its tall & the ( i don't know do you call them leaves,which are turning yellow& then brown) in doing something wrong can you help me? Thanks so much,i don't want to kill my knew plant!
Are these plants drought tolerant? We live int he desert and I don't want to cook them.
Thanks for the video! One question, do you seal the cut on the mother plant?
Good question. All the textbooks would suggest that you should seal the cut, but with yuccas I rarely do this. So, I would not worry too much about this.
Hope this helps.
thank you so much for this video. I have ever a stunning, heavily blooming 10 foot tall yucca that is destroying our fence, and it's breaking my heart to have to destroy it. maybe with these tips I can salvage part of it in a giant pot. I just wish there was a way to stop the root spread because it's truly so beautiful.
Hi ... thanks you for your comments. I know that you certainly can salvage some of your yucca by planting cuttings that you take when your are finally forced to remove it. The following video is a follow up video showing the cuttings that I potted 6 months later:
th-cam.com/video/ppcN8ZGu2BQ/w-d-xo.html
Hopefully this will give you some hope for the future of your yucca :)
Does the elaphantipes have a lot of roots? The Rostrata and Thompsoniana have roots that are only about the size of the head no matter how tall they get. There's pictures of Thompsoniana (pretty different variety actually) over 6 feet tall looking very healthy in a tiny bucket, having never been transplanted it's whole life.
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No doubt, a beautiful plant, but I have one that is deeeeeeply rooted too far next to the house.
I had it cut down, and guess what?
Right......about six more yucca heads grew.
More manageable, but GAWD!! Didn't expect SIX!!
They should rename this the Hydra!!
Our plant looks like it's stopped growing except for one little green leaf. should we just cut it in half and repot everything and see if anything grows?
Difficult to say without seeing it. Would you like to post some photos on our gardening community and can then advise? There’s a link below the video to the community
Does it tolerate minus 30F at winter outside?
Unfortunately not. Most yuccas don’t tolerate below freezing point very well at all. Sorry.
Thank you for that video. A question. I live in sub tropics (West coast of Mexico). I use my yuccas to make live fences/walls on my boundary line. I plant them fairly close together as the purpose of doing this is two fold. Erosion control and keeping animals out. I usually put my cuttings directly in the ground (dry season) and have had a 85 to 90% success rate. Is there a reason you put them in pots first?
Sorry about the confusion. I was only putting them into pots because I had nowhere else to put them at the time.
As you have discovered, putting them directly into the ground works perfectly well.
Would live to see a photo of your live yucca fence. Any chance of sharing on our Facebook group?
facebook.com/groups/2429740743728143/?ref=share
yes, in case you have doubts about deploying these bastards in the wild
Great they are easy to grow and propergate. Pruning tip here just what I was looking for.
I just dug my yucca plant up but it has two on one ball How do I separate them
Very informative...like the plant...thanks
I am glad that you found this helpful :)
Happy gardening :)
I cut my yucca plant and put the propagated parts directly into the ground. I think they will survive. I threw a cutting out in a leaf pile last summer and it is still growing in the leaf pile.
They are really tough plants. I have also found pieces of stem starting to shoot in the leaf pile months later!
Nice information
Really helpful , thanks for sharing the information and also thanks for the video
You are very welcome, glad it was helpful 😄
Beautiful.i wish i could have one. Thanks for the video.
yes mate!! Thank you. Decent video, simple and well explained.
Thanks for the feedback :)
Hallo, brauche bitte einen Rat. Meine Palme im Garten ist krank. Braune Schwarze Flecken. Habe alle Blätter bis an der Spitze abgeschnitten. In der Spitze sind auch hell Braune Flecken.
Wie kann ich meine Palme retten ??? Bitte schreiben Sie auf Deutsch eine Antwort. Danke
Sorry für meine langsame Antwort. Meine Frau ist eigentlich Österreicherin, also ist Deutsch kein Problem.
Flecken auf einer Handfläche sind oft ein Zeichen von zu viel Wasser. Daher würde ich als erstes prüfen, ob der Boden sehr gut durchlässig und nicht zu nass ist.
Ich hoffe, das ist hilfreich.
Very helpful...Thank you ☺️
You are very welcome. I am glad that you found it helpful :)
Hello there! I have a small yucca which has flowered the last two years. I cut the stem last year, but obviously the base was still there. That means this year the new stem has come out at an angle. Should I be cutting the top off the plant, including a few leaves? Otherwise I can't see how stems will keep coming through if old ways are in the way!
Thanks in advance!
Yuccas are very resilient and I always prune to encourage the growth that I want to promote. If that means a stem is in the way of another that I prefer, I always remove it.
I hope that answers your question and good luck :)
Happy gardening!
Is there a particular time this should be done? Spring, fall or summer? I need to do this desperately cause I've had one in a pot for years and it's just getting to much to handle! I would love to make more of them and give them a way to friends! Thanks for the video! It taught me so much!
Yuccas are very tough, so if it is a job that is desperately needed, I would say do it. Ideally though, the best time would be the beginning of spring - just before it’s growth spurt.
Hope this is helpful 😄😄
Great video! Thanks for the instructions! Very helpful! Subscribing!
Thank you 🙏
Happy gardening 😄
What do I do if all my leaves fall off and my and I just have the cane lift can it still be saved
Sorry about the late reply ....... If all the leaves have fallen off, it is not a good sign and probably means that it is dying. Just wondering if your soil is too wet?
Having said this, they are a very resilient plant and I wouldn't immediately pull them out ...... give them a couple of months and see if there is any sign of new growth.
Hope this helps.
Can I put the cutting straight into the ground?
Wow I didn't know they could get tall too. I have some pretty old ones bit they've only ever gotten wider, and never taller. Is it certain varieties that grow tall?
There are numerous varieties. Some don’t grow tall. If you send a photo I might be able to let you know what variety yours is.
Hi! Great video! I have an adult Yucca on a pot and I like the size it has now, so I don’t want it to grow more than that. My question is if I don’t do any cuttings and just leave the plant like it is now on the same vase, will the Yucca survive or will die or continue growing until it cracks the pot? Thank you!
Thank you for your question.
Yuccas have an amazingly vigorous root system and will become very root bound in the pot fairly quickly. Having said this, they are also very tough and resilient.
Therefore, you will find it will survive and be very healthy in the same pot for many year - as long as you give it a feed from time time.
Have a look at the follow up video I posted of these yucca cuttings 😄
Hope this is helpful 😄
you can't kill these buggers they rise up again from the living dead
same as a Spanish bayonet plant???
Hi Steve, I have a yucca palm. Do I use the same methods to trim them back and replant? I've had it for almost 20 years indoors. It bloomed these beautiful flowers twice, almost like a lilac and the fragrance from them was amazing.
Hi Debbie, I very sorry about the late reply.
Yes - prune to a shape that you like and they should grow back new stems.
The flowers are amazing aren’t they - we have one flowering right at the moment 😄