Yucca rostrata LIVES!
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Yucca rostrata LIVES!
After planting a Yucca rostrata two years ago, the top growth slowly faded and was pronounced dead without any chance of survival by "people in the know". I'd written it off and was waiting for spring to uproot it and toss it in the compost pile. Well yesterday was my window of opportunity and after pulling up the "dead stump", I discovered this ... new growth from below soil level.
Yucca rostrata LIVES! ...... Cheers, Barrie.
Yucca rostrata LIVES! ...... Cheers, Barrie.
- Paul Ont
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Must admit that I've never seen a rostrata do that before... However, I have had Yucca elata, torreyi, glorisa, glauca etc... have the top growth fail only to come back (usually from more then 1 location) in the spring.
Hopefully the new growth will be tougher then the original Barrie!
Hopefully the new growth will be tougher then the original Barrie!
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Paul ... if memory serves me, these where brought in from Texas by a local enthusiast / nurseryman. I aquired several and put one in my garden. It's my understanding they where not rooted cuttings when they crossed the border. I recall the roots being very brittle as I eased it out of the pot to plant. I broke far more than I was ever expecting and wondered if that set it back. By the following spring the top rotted and pulled rather easily. I hope my recent handling of this hasn't set it back again. I certainly wasn't expecting to see any growth, and it was slated for the compost pile.
Cheers, Barrie.
Cheers, Barrie.
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Excellent Barrie, glad it's saved.
That should be a lesson to us all to not toss out stuff too early.
I've been looking for a trunked yucca and/or spanish bayonet (like macario's), and found this website from Oklahoma
that might interest folks.
He's got a yucca rostrata with a foot of clear trunk.
Interesting pics all the way through his catalogue.
Sells palm seeds too.
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h ... %26hl%3Den
Barb
That should be a lesson to us all to not toss out stuff too early.
I've been looking for a trunked yucca and/or spanish bayonet (like macario's), and found this website from Oklahoma
that might interest folks.
He's got a yucca rostrata with a foot of clear trunk.
Interesting pics all the way through his catalogue.
Sells palm seeds too.
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h ... %26hl%3Den
Barb
Update
I thought I'd better check on this Yucca after your request for a pic. I noticed it leaning and some excavating around the base by a critter of some kind, rat, rabbit, who knows. I removed it from that location and will pot it up and leave it in the greenhouse to avoid further problems.
I'm still baffled as to why this is alive because there isn't any real visible healthy roots. Anyway, here's a pic of the whole thing at 17" overall length and a closer view of the new growth.
Cheers, Barrie.
I'm still baffled as to why this is alive because there isn't any real visible healthy roots. Anyway, here's a pic of the whole thing at 17" overall length and a closer view of the new growth.
Cheers, Barrie.
- Wes North Van
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Barrie,
Why did it die off? I thought this species of yucca was hardy here?
I almost bought a 15 gallon one from Maple Leaf for $250.00 but decised it was too expensive so I didn't. I would hate to spend that kind of money and have it die on me.
Why did it die off? I thought this species of yucca was hardy here?
I almost bought a 15 gallon one from Maple Leaf for $250.00 but decised it was too expensive so I didn't. I would hate to spend that kind of money and have it die on me.
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Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
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Why did it die off?...
They are hardy here but with mine there where a number of contributing factors. Initailly this was nothing more than what you see above but with a full crown. Roots had formed and where very brittle and many broke while it was transpanted. I was never convinced it was a solid specimen since no new growth appeared in the first year. I'm wondering how any of the other Y.rostrata people picked up from me have done?
Cheers, Barrie.
They are hardy here but with mine there where a number of contributing factors. Initailly this was nothing more than what you see above but with a full crown. Roots had formed and where very brittle and many broke while it was transpanted. I was never convinced it was a solid specimen since no new growth appeared in the first year. I'm wondering how any of the other Y.rostrata people picked up from me have done?
Cheers, Barrie.
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Do you have any more for sale? If so how large are they and what price do you want for them?
Do you have any other varieties?
Do you have any other varieties?
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OK thanks Barrie.
Please let me know if you get some good sized ones in.
Please let me know if you get some good sized ones in.
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
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Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
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