About to flower.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:52 pm

The lastest great weather has one of my Yucca recurvifolia pushing a flower spike. Should be blooming in the next couple of weeks. This was a recovery that someone had hacked down and tossed into a vacant lot. I planted the stem last year and it's done nicely since.

Cheers, Barrie.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:04 pm

nice find!

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:30 pm

Barrie nice to see they can be planted that easily from a chop down. Did you use any root hormone?

John

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:03 am

None John ... I just buried about a foot of trunk in the ground and kept it watered.

Cheers, Barrie.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:52 am

Update ~ about a week away from flowering now. The buds are close to opening, on this rainy day.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:12 am

Do my eyes deceive me or is the photo (second from last pic) showing/hiding a trunk

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:08 am

lucky1 wrote:Do my eyes deceive me or is the photo (second from last pic) showing/hiding a trunk
Barb

Yes Barb, it does look as though the tallest crown is suspended in mid air. Here's a shot from the reverse side which shows the trunk.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:09 pm

Wow, that's a beauty! Spectacular trunk.

What's your guess as to age? 10 years? 15?

It amazes me someone would throw this away

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:41 pm

Barb, do you have any recurvifolias? They are awesome yuccas and can grow fast. If you don't have any I can give you a start next year or pic one up in Arizona and send it to you next spring.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:55 pm

Haven't got a recurv...

lemmee do a head count:
one 15 gallon rostrata, six 8 year old filamentosas, six 2 year old rostratas from Plant Delights nursery in N.Carolina, had 10 rostratas I germinated (the herd continues to thin; now down to 2).

I might be able to squeeze one more yucca in around here somewhere.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:48 pm

Well if you decide you need a free one later just let me know.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:54 pm

That's so kind, Aaron, but I'm
worried about the border gestapo confiscating any lovely young plant/start.
Thanks.
Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:23 pm

Barb they brought some 15 gal Y.recurvifolia into Bylands nursery last spring. Hopefully they bring some more in next year.

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:45 pm

I'll look around town in early spring, versus driving 100 miles.
It will probably be labelled "tropical foliage".

Thanks.

Barrie, hope you take some pics as the flowers open.
(end of November...that must be a first!)
Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:52 pm

lucky1 wrote:Barrie, hope you take some pics as the flowers open.
(end of November...that must be a first!)
Barb

It's not every year that will happen but it's not uncommon either. I wonder if the big Y. recurvifolia group of plantings across from the Richmond General Hospital are still there? 15 years ago they where quite sizeable and should be monsters now if they're still there.

Cheers, Barrie.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:25 pm

Well ... who knows what this will look like after the crushing weight of the recent snow? The snow has the consistency of wet cement and has had it's day with this Yucca. (yes ... same as the one pictured above

)

Cheers, Barrie.

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:40 pm

Shame about the your yucca. Damn snow!

John

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:33 pm

I hope that the trunk isn't damaged.

Allen

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:23 pm

What a year, huh?
That yucca was blooming a couple of weeks ago...then PLOP.

Bet it'll make it fine!
Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:27 am

I'm not the least bit concerned about it's survival, just what it'll look like if the snow ever melts so I can see it again.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:37 pm

if the snow ever melts

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:23 am

The crushing weight of the snow is begining to show. "About to flower" has become "About to cower"

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:31 am

Poop!

Be that will root if you cut it off cleanly.
Barb

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:40 am

Yup. It will root no problem, just clean the wound and treat with fungicide before polpping it into place! Still, it's a shame to see such a fine Yucca in pain!

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:33 pm

That sucks to lose a nice sized yucca.

Allen

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:39 pm

Well I didn't "lose" it, just a set back is all. These originally where just set in the ground to root on. No fungicide or special treatment was given, only a routine watering to promote root growth. I'll do the same with the broken stem.
BTW ... it looked like a weak point on this one anyway.

Cheers, Barrie.

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