On 5/9/07 09:44, in article
, "Compo"
wrote:

I have what I believe to be a Yucca aloifolia. I bought it as a sad
looking shoot in a supermarket about 17yrs ago and it has now grown to
about seven feet tall. It has outgrown its small conservatory and I
am wondering if it is possible to prune the top section so that it
fits the space once again.

I tried placing it outside for the summer but here in the north of
Scotland we have had such a dismally wet, cold and windy summer that
it has suffered badly. Many of the upper leaves have browned and
become tattered. A pruning would help tidy it up as well as helping
size-wise.

Any advice gratefully received,
Compo.

I'm sure someone will answer you who knows about these things but I had a
quick look in the archives and it seems it's hard to kill these things! ;-)

" Jim Warham wrote on 15 August 2000
You could always move the Yucca as a 'giant cutting', saw off at a
suitable place on the trunk, move to new position and plant in a very
gritty compost..... It may look like its not doing anything but should
grow away by next year,... Then you can remove the original root with
out the 'danger' of the leaves etc, and either dispose off or plant
somewhere else!!
I now have 2 yucca's taken from cuttings from a mature yucca that
someone ripped out and dumped!! *Mmmm, free plants!
//
Jim;-) "

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