On 5 Sep, 12:37, wrote:
On 5 Sep, 09:44, 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.

I have done just that for over 20 years - putting my yukkas outside
in the summer and giving them a good downpour of rain (or a helping
hand with the hose) and cutting their 'head' off when I find them
curling too much to the point that I've got more support and twine
than branches and leaves. \snip\

Thanks for the advice, I will make a careful cut below the damaged
part this weekend. Intersting about the cumber compost. Wsa it a
special mix?

Regards,

Compo.