Yucca Pruning - 3 years on
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Yuccas are very modern plant to use both indoors and outside. With just the occasional prune, Yuccas are very easy to look after and strike new plants from. In this video, Steve revisits the yuccas that were previously pruned and propagated 3 years earlier.
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Very pleasing personality , very simle language to follow , enjoyed the vdo👍🏻🌹
After 3 years! Not only plant but the gardeners has also leaves growth on head
Great to see you back! Where have you been?
Hi Annette ..... thank you so much :) Your comment has made my day :)
It has been a turbulent time for us here - we needed to move away from our beautiful old garden, but now we are in the process of building another. The videos will again become regular :)
Hope you start to enjoy them again :)
Great vids you have done, and I have subscribed, Steve but what about a vid about trimming the small pups from the base of a yucca and replanting them into the ground?
Thanks?
Thank you for the feedback. Great idea for a new video - I will definitely do that 😄
Thanks for this, interesting! What species of yucca is it?
I keep hearing different things, will these crack retaining walls? got a 3+ meter one looking very suspicious next to a cracked wall
Sorry about my slow reply. I would not put one close to a retaining wall. The base of the plant over the years can become quite large. I am not sure if this would pressure the retaining wall, but in my opinion, not worth the risk.
Amazing results, I live in Portugal and it doesn't grow that fast 👍🏻
Thank you for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed 😄
@@iCultivate1 One thing you didn't mention in your two videos, when is it the best time to make cuttings and trimming?
During the cooler months when growth is the least is the best time. Having said this, with yuccas, success with cuttings is high throughout the year 😄
How do you bring back a Yuka plant that's on doors my stems are now soft and not as firm 🤔 please help and how often should I water
Would help to see a photo, but it does sound like it need some water - so if the soil is dry, give it a good watering.
Hope this helps
What is the best tool to trim and prune? Shears? Saw?
I would use a pruning saw for this one
Thank you for this. I have 2 very tall yuccas with babies growing from the base. However, mine don't have any leaves down the 'trunk'. I'm going to cut them this weekend. Do you recommend any kind of plant food for yuccas?
Good question. Your yuccas will do very well in most conditions. I would recommend a small sprinkle of general slow release fertiliser every 3 or 4 months. Hope this is helpful :)
Wanted to send a picture of my dagger plant but cant figure out how to add it to my comment .anyway your video was very helpful Thankyou
Glad it was helpful😄. Would live to see pictures of your plant - can do so through Facebook group if you like.
HI! Great videos, Thank you for sharing:) What type of Yucca are these? And is it possible to keep them less than 4' wide and about 5' tall?
Sorry about the late reply ......... these yuccas are Yucca elephantipes, sometimes referred to as 'spineless' yuccas.
How big they can become (height and stem base width) is one of the problems with them, but fairly easily controlled with regular prune - I prune mine so that they maintain the shape and size that I want and this keeps them under control.
However, it is a process of monitoring them over the years, but you can certainly enjoy them for many years.
Hope this is useful :)
If planted on a hillside, will the adams needle variety slow rushing water from above? And how far will they spread? I need to be able to find a way to keep a path cleared for me and my lawnmower to walk through. Is that possible?
If I just want them thick and bushy, how would I go about that? I don't like the tall thin bare trunk look
Good question.
Depending on the specific type of yucca, just keep it trimmed. You will probably get numerous shoots coming up from the base, so allow them to grow while removing those that become too tall.
Hope this helps. Happy gardening 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
What species of Yucca is this? What is your location or Zone? Thank you very much, keep up the great videos I really enjoy them!
Hi Steve, do you need to prune them from the base? Are you able to go half way on the stem?
Hi Peter, pruning them half way up is fine. They are very tough, so prune to achieve the look that best suits what you want.
Hope this helps 😀
Do sawed and callused trunks grow still?
Correct. There will always be the exception, but generally yes. Just be careful to know which is the top and which is the bottom - you must always put the bottom into the soil.
Hope this helps 😀
@@iCultivate1 thanks so much!!
@@Johnysmithapple You are very welcome :)
Happy gardening!
Can a large yucca plant be split in half?
When splitting in half, there is always a risk of infection, but yes, you can split yuccas.
I would recommend allowing the the wound to callous over for a few weeks before replanting though.
Hope that helps.
Jodee Hi there, just reading throu iCultivate comments and came to yours. Did you actually cut the yucca plant in half? I love to know and to see your results. I’m in centre UK (Yorkshire) and have a 15 yr old 9ft tree, about 16ft when flowering with many arms from arms from arms which I do keep well trimmed and have many cutting each year. I would love to be able to split the main trunk so to widen the trunk base if you know what I mean. Any advice would be welcome. Many Thanks, Sue
How the hell is he not stabbed to death handling these things - not a single flinch in evidence??!!
What season is good for pruning? As we may have different conditions in different countries in same months
Towards the end of spring is often a good time to prune. Having said this, I have found that with Yuccas, the time of year is often less important than many other plants.
Hope this is useful
My heart is full! I watched the videos since the cuttings. For someone who uses gardening as therapy, I appreciate this! Thank you.
My yucca plants are too high about 5 meters tall. I afraid to cut them but I want the same like yours :)
Don't be afraid. Give them a good prune and you will be rewarded a few months later :)
Thank you, this information has been very helpful
I was given three tall scraggy yucca plants and didn’t know how to propagate them or indeed if I could
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I am glad that this was helpful 😄. Happy gardening 🌱
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Thank you
I have subscribed to your Channel and will search back and I’m sure I’ll find more valuable information
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Great video, very educational 👌
Thank you so much for your feedback. Very glad you found it informative :)
How do you get rid of these plants
When growing in places you don’t want them, they can be a problem.
The only real way to get rid of them is to dig them out completely - a very tough job, but doable.
If you don’t get it all, it is probable that new stems will emerge, so you will need to monitor the area for quite a while and immediately remove any that appear.
Good luck !!
I had about 7 yuccas that were about 3 - 4 metres tall. Each plant had about half a dozen trunks.
I removed them in the following way.
1 - Cut down the trunks.
2 - Drilled lots if deep holes into the roots.
3 - Poured in lots of weed killer.
4 - Sealed the holes.
5- Covered the stumps in some sheeting to block out sun. Left them for months to die.
6 - When the roots looked dead enough I dug around them using a spade and a heavy mattock. They were reasonably shallow roots considering the height of the trunks (a pleasant surprise).
7 - fortunately for me the yuccas we’re on a bit of slope. I dug out the roots on the downside and was able to kick them down the slope. I don’t know how I would have lifted them out of the ground if they had been on a flat slope.
8 - Broke up the roots with an axe. They were so rotten that some parts just fell apart. Other bits I had to use a chainsaw on. It was murder on the chainsaw.
9 - collapsed with exhaustion.
Took me forever. But that is how I did it.
Don’t know if it’s the right way. I have my garden back from the monsters.
My advice is do it as soon as possible especially if you live in a tropical or subtropical climate!
Hello, I have a massive yucca in my garden. It's about 9 feet tall and is growing near a wall. I am worried it could damage the wall. Should I remove it completely or trim it. I am also worried that the roots could damage the terrace near it. It would be great if you could give me your opinion. Thanks
Over time, the base of the plant will get larger, so if you are worried about its proximity to those structures, I would consider removing it. Hope this helps :)
Thank you very much for your expert opinion! Have a good day.
Is epsom salt good for yucca plants?
Hi, What Yucca plant is this?
What kind your accent are? Quite interesting to know?
I am Australian - most gardening I do is in Australia, although I have been recently doing some in Europe; specifically Austria 🇦🇹