Hi to everyone, I am new on here so hope I have asked this question in the right place.?
I am doing some gardeing for a friend who has a Yucca...about 7-8 foot tall. I t has a center "stem" plus a few baby ones coming from it lower down..but not the bottom..
My freind whould like me to cut it in half and replant it....I jhave no knowledge of Yucca's at all... Can I cut the middle bigger one out and replant that.? Leaving the lower newer babies where they are.?
Many thanks for you help in advance.

"lilacben" wrote


Hi to everyone, I am new on here so hope I have asked this question in
the right place.?
I am doing some gardeing for a friend who has a Yucca...about 7-8 foot
tall. I t has a center "stem" plus a few baby ones coming from it lower
down..but not the bottom..
My freind whould like me to cut it in half and replant it....I jhave no
knowledge of Yucca's at all... Can I cut the middle bigger one out and
replant that.? Leaving the lower newer babies where they are.?
Many thanks for you help in advance.



Sounds more like a Cordyline australis than a Yucca.
Most Yucca I've seen growing outside in the UK are not that tall, make lots
of side growths so they actually spread out and they flower beautifully with
tall spikes of large cream flowers.
The Cordyline grows more like a palm, flowers like a palm, and is known as a
Cabbage Palm (although it isn't a palm).
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK

"Chris Hogg" wrote
lilacben wrote:


Hi to everyone, I am new on here so hope I have asked this question in
the right place.?
I am doing some gardeing for a friend who has a Yucca...about 7-8 foot
tall. I t has a center "stem" plus a few baby ones coming from it lower
down..but not the bottom..
My freind whould like me to cut it in half and replant it....I jhave no
knowledge of Yucca's at all... Can I cut the middle bigger one out and
replant that.? Leaving the lower newer babies where they are.?
Many thanks for you help in advance.

I agree with Bob. A picture would help identify whether it's a yucca
or a cordyline. Don't post here directly, but use an image-hosting
site such as tinypic or dropbox etc.

Images of yuccas he http://tinyurl.com/qbafsdf
Images of cordylines he http://tinyurl.com/qeo72zr


Or as you use Gardenbanter to get here they have their own method of you
being able to post a photo to their site and then post a link to it on this
Newsgroup. I understand the instructions are on their site somewhere but
cannot be more helpful as I don't use them.

--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK

Well thankyou all very much, I didnt realise those two where so alike. I will take a photo when I go there this week... is there anyway I can tell the difference by looking at it.? Didnt see it flower last year.?

"lilacben" wrote ...


Bob Hobden;
"Chris Hogg" wrote-
lilacben wrote:
-

Hi to everyone, I am new on here so hope I have asked this question in
the right place.?
I am doing some gardeing for a friend who has a Yucca...about 7-8 foot
tall. I t has a center "stem" plus a few baby ones coming from it lower
down..but not the bottom..
My freind whould like me to cut it in half and replant it....I jhave no
knowledge of Yucca's at all... Can I cut the middle bigger one out and
replant that.? Leaving the lower newer babies where they are.?
Many thanks for you help in advance.-

I agree with Bob. A picture would help identify whether it's a yucca
or a cordyline. Don't post here directly, but use an image-hosting
site such as tinypic or dropbox etc.

Images of yuccas he 'yucca - Google Search'
(http://tinyurl.com/qbafsdf)
Images of cordylines he 'cordyline - Google Search'
(http://tinyurl.com/qeo72zr)

-
Or as you use Gardenbanter to get here they have their own method of you

being able to post a photo to their site and then post a link to it on
this
Newsgroup. I understand the instructions are on their site somewhere but

cannot be more helpful as I don't use them.

Well thankyou all very much, I didnt realise those two where so alike. I
will take a photo when I go there this week... is there anyway I can
tell the difference by looking at it.? Didnt see it flower last year.?


These are more like what those two plants grow like under UK conditions...
first the Cordyline which can grow into a decent sized tree and flowers are
in large bunches but individually small, seeds loved by Starlings.

https://davisla.files.wordpress.com/...3740917364.jpg

The Yucca tends to grow short and spread under UK conditions, the tallest
I've seen outside had a trunk about 1 metre tall.

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/orna...s-outdoors.htm

To answer your original question, yes you can cut off the plant either way,
but your friend may want to reconsider being how attractive a fully grown
Cordyline can be if that is what they have.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK