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Yes, it's easy to cut down a yucca that's too big. Just cut it off at whatever level you want allowing that it will start growing again from the "cut" point on the original plant stem. It will grow a beautiful multi-head of yucca crowns from the point that you cut it!! You can also get a new plant, from the cut off plant - just leave this piece to callous over; ie, dry out a few days then plant this where you want & water sparingly. It will soon be a new plant with a new root system
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThick leather gloves will be very helpful. And any tool should be quite sharp. Yucca species include various leaf forms, from very stiff with a thick base to floppy with a ragged base after dying; and plants can be low to the ground or tall like a small palm. Ordinary pruning clippers can work, but the leaf base may be wider than the cutting length of the clippers. A pruning saw, curved and not too wide, can work well, especially cutting from underneath while holding the leaf tight. The problem is strong fibers inside the leaf that do not slice easily; and the number of leaves in a confined space. The effort is entirely cosmetic: in a natural setting, the thatch is an important part of the habitat.
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∙ 7y agoCutting the top half of the trunk for a tree-like variety and cutting the flowering stalks back to three or four inches (7.62 to 10.16 centimeters) from the junction with the main stem for a rosette variety, in the spring, just before the growing season, are ways to trim back a yucca. The top half of the tree-like yucca can be de-leafed and planted, to grow into an independent plant. The dead shoots of the rosette variety must be removed, as a necessary supplement to trimming the stalk.
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∙ 15y agoyou can divide a yucca tree without digging it up. find a good interstice and dig that part up.
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∙ 13y agoYuccas are propogated by suckers thet sprout from the roots of the plant.
When they appear dig them up with attached root and treat as a young plant.
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Why doesn't my yucca bloom?
Your yucca may not bloom because it receives too much shade. The yucca must have at least six hours of direct sunlight daily to bloom.
Is habitat destruction involved at any stage of a vehicles life?
yes, u cut down trees too make cars cut them down too make roads
Could it be good to cut down trees?
It is good to cut down diseased trees. It is also good to cut down a tree that is too close to a house or leaning over a road.
Is it illegal too cut down the rainforest?
it is not illeagel to cut down trees in the rainforest i think but it isn't very nice to the animals that live in the rain forest.
How much of the amazon cut down?
1 acre is cut down every day. Personally, I think that's too much. However, deforestation has slowed...
How much do library cards cost at yucca branch library?
TOO MUCH if they charge
How do you cut down on fat sugar and salt?
im not too sureee haha
Are trees being used too quickly?
I believe they are and need to cut down the rate of cutting down forests.
Where does a tree go when its cut down?
The answer depends on who cut the tree down and why it was cut down. Some trees are cut down for lumber to make wood for furniture or for building. Some trees are cut down to make paper. These are going to a lumber mill or a paper making plant.Some trees are cut down because the homeowner does not like the tree, the tree is diseased, or too close to the house. These trees should not go more than 50 miles away from where they were cut down. This is to prevent disease or insects from destroying more trees.
Your yucca plant is too tall can you cut it?
Yes, you can cut it. When a Yucca is cut off, it will generally form a new growth at the cut point, and sometimes more than one, resulting in a "fork," or branching. Also, very interestingly, if you strip the blades from the lower 12 inches, or so, of the cut off piece, and allow to air dry a few days to allow the cut or torn spots to "heal," or scab over, and THEN plant that cut off piece, it will take root, and you'll have another plant. I have used this technique many times to multiply my Yucca plants. I have been told that if the planting is done before the cut/damaged edges have dried out/sealed, that bacteria in the soil will get into the plant and cause it to rot and die. However, I'm not sure this part is correct because many times when I have pruned of the tops, and then simply threw them onto one of my compost piles, without any special treatment or help they took root and grew!!!!! Also, if the part you cut off is very long, you can cut it into several pieces, and plant them, gaining several plants from the one cutting.
Why should you cut down a oak tree?
If cut too close to the tree and all round the tree it will die.
Listing of reasons why resdesigning of existing layout is required?
Perhaps a current layout is no longer functional. This may need to be redesigned to fit new needs. A layout that is too small may need to be expanded or a too large layout may need to be cut down.
