Garden Yukkas

[sliktor]

i planted a Yukka in the front garden almost 30 years ago.
it has grown to about 10 feet with a tall stem and green long leaves.
however past 6 weeks the tree does not seem well . all the leaves are falling out. it does not seem dead yet as there is some green where the leaves join the stem.

is there anything i can do to save it??
please

 

[JohnD]

I've had them too

Yours is only 10 ft tall? weed.

I find mine likes plenty of sun and not much water. If you cut it back, or off, it will sprout up again. As it has a well-established root system it will grow quickly and strongly, unless damaged undergound. I sawed my tall ones up into 1-ft lengths and gave them away on Freegle. The cuttings are very easy to grow on. You will probably find a lot of fine red roots in the ground round it. they can get inset pests in the leaf nodes.

Mine got a bit yellow about the lower parts after the very cold winter.


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