Yucca’s are yucky!

Bit of a trend 5 years ago but people are starting to realise Yuccas are yuck. I’ve heard they are really hard to get rid of as they mature. The amount of properties I’m seeing for sale with these is a bit overwhelming! Rethink the Yucca!

 

Removed one from the front yard a couple of months ago. Trying to get the stump out. Absolute pain ! Anyone got any ideas ??

 

Dig it out.

 

Yep! Yucca's ARE yucky.

A friend gave us 8 large yucca's in pots a few years ago. They went up the backyard near the pool, but stayed in their pots. While I never really liked them, they did provide some greenery in an otherwise very barren area. A few weeks ago we dragged them out the front and gave them away on Marketplace. I couldn't believe how many people wanted the damn things.

 

Get someone in with a stump grinder.

Or use a crow bar to lever it out - cutting the roots with a saw or secateurs as you loosen it bit by bit.

 

5 years? Maybe in Perth. Elsewhere much longer than that!

They are pretty much a desert plant, so grow without needing to be watered and in poor soil. So in times of drought they are a popular option. They are also the lazy person's plant, so no wonder they are popular

But yes, they look pretty ungainly after a few years if not maintained properly, dead "leaves" hanging off the base, etc. And you can't go near them or they'll slice and dice you...

I'm a bit over them, but still have some big ones in pots. Once one gets a few years old you can get as many Yukkas as you want.

 

I had 18 monsters on my property when I moved in, What I learned is when you trim down branches and they sprout numerus new heads the base growth swells significantly, this is a problem next to slabs and fences.

I dug out a few where I needed garden space back to re plant but in other areas I cut low, poisoned, covered with mulch, and let nature do its thing.

 

Yes WA, wait awhile! Haha. I remember my mums neighbour getting some tall ones in Qld about ten years ago, they loved them and got cuttings to put in pots. There’s a wholesale nursery near me and they just reduced all of their stock from $10 to $5 a pot.

I planted a few cuttings about 5 years ago then changed my mind and dug them out after my friend got concerned how fast growing hers was. She managed to get rid of hers for free if they dug the base out. I sold all mine for $5 -$10 each depending on size.

I still have one variegated one in a pot that is starting to branch. I’d never plant it in the ground but it’s nice to have in the background to block my fence.