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Reducing height of Cordylines and Yuccas
I have a Cordyline Australis and a Yucca in a large, netted outdoor aviary.
Both have grown over 8 foot tall and the top leaves are now penetrating the roof netting. Is there any way of safely shortening them? If not, what are my chances of digging them out and replanting them outside of the aviary, successfully? The Cordyline is producing another head of leaves from the base, what should one do with these? Leave them, remove them, or is it possible to remove them as a separate plant and grow it on independently? Thanks. -- Best Regards, Chris. |
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Reducing height of Cordylines and Yuccas
Chris wrote:
I have a Cordyline Australis and a Yucca in a large, netted outdoor aviary. Both have grown over 8 foot tall and the top leaves are now penetrating the roof netting. Is there any way of safely shortening them? If not, what are my chances of digging them out and replanting them outside of the aviary, successfully? The Cordyline is producing another head of leaves from the base, what should one do with these? Leave them, remove them, or is it possible to remove them as a separate plant and grow it on independently? Thanks. Just chop off the top of the cordyline to whaterver height you like! I think but am not sure the same applies to the yucca. pk |
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Reducing height of Cordylines and Yuccas
Chris wrote: I have a Cordyline Australis and a Yucca in a large, netted outdoor aviary. Both have grown over 8 foot tall and the top leaves are now penetrating the roof netting. Is there any way of safely shortening them? If not, what are my chances of digging them out and replanting them outside of the aviary, successfully? The Cordyline is producing another head of leaves from the base, what should one do with these? Leave them, remove them, or is it possible to remove them as a separate plant and grow it on independently? Thanks. -- Best Regards, Chris. Warning: this is not science, just personal experience. I once cut the top of an outdoors growing yucca - by accident, I won't expand. It looked terrible for a while, but it grew back (slowly) another head of leaves from the side of the stump that was left, and a few years later actually ended up looking more interesting (that's my version, and I'm sticking to it). Cat(h) |
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Reducing height of Cordylines and Yuccas
g'day chris,
you should simply be able to cut the top off the plants, as far as i know yuccas grow the same as cordalynes. then you can divide the cut off section up and stick them into pots they will then grow another plant(s) keep cutting about 6"s long for me i've always had good results with the tip cutting trim off all but the newest leaf formations and pot that end they take root faster. not sure though if this time of the eyar for you is the best time to do all this? you mayn have to keep the cutting in a warm area if you can do it now. On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:55:30 +0100, Chris wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.gardenlen.com |
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Reducing height of Cordylines and Yuccas
Thanks for all the replies, I'll just hack it off lower down then, and see
what happens. I don't think I am brave enough to try and move a plant that's this well established! -- Best Regards, Chris. |
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Reducing height of Cordylines and Yuccas
g'day chris,
they're not that hard to transplant, so long as you take a reasonable root ball and cut away all but the newest growth leaves. again look to your season they should be going dormant about now this might be best done when they start to grow in the new season? On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:53:46 +0100, Chris wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.gardenlen.com |
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