I will take some pics when I get some time. This is such an awesome forum 😮

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That's why I'm spending a lot of time reading and enjoying! It has been making united many people through over North America, Europe and even Asia 😳

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oh oh, Jim's gonna run out of beer.

oh oh, Jim's gonna run out of beer.

Nobody is gonna run out of beer ... feeling the ... sorry I'm drunk. I mean I feel Jim's.... I'm drunk. :wav:

Good to know you're enjoying your weekend, Igor :drunken:

We're all practicing for the day we can sit UNDER our palms with a beer. 😀

Barb

oops,that was the forums beer....

I wonder if Y.gloriosa(green form)should be in this discussion?

I have seen trunked specimens in St.Louis but no other trunking Yuccas.

oops,that was the forums beer....

A kind of 🙄 plus the Canadian Royal Whiskey with Cola 😀

In the UK Yucca Gloriosa is quite hardy. Certainly in the December '10 freeze which killed virtually anything exotic Yucca Linearifolia stood out as hardy whereas other trunked yuccas suffered including Rostrata. I have planted three Linearifolia this year including the superb Galleano form. Its so different in the UK with milder wetter winters interdispersed with 1-2 freezes... perhaps not the best conditions for yuccas. I have other trunked Yuccas also but sadly not Elata

Welcome aboard!

Your really pushing the limits for the big trunkers. It will be nice to hear what survives in your area. I'm located in zone 6b Massachusetts. We get loads of cold and moisture (4inches=10cm) of precipitation every month of the year. Cold moisture is our biggest problem.

Yucca elata is the clear winner in my climate. Here's a seed grown Y. elata (the Yucca in the back). I just dug up a tall Y. gloriosa form.....in the grass.
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This Yucca gloriosa form is a tall trunker too (Yucca in bloom......there is another gloriosa/recurvifolia type on the right). The blooming gloriosa was planted as a small offshoot back in 2003. There are so many forms of gloriosa/recurvifolia......if one type dies try another. Notice the Yucca in the front too......this is forming a trunk and it's a Yucca gloriosa x elata hybrid. Very cool.
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This Yucca glauca v stricta is a nice trunker too and I'm sure is hardier than elata but the trunk diameter is less than elata. I'm not convinced these trunking strictas should be considered an equal to elata, rostrata, thompsoniana even though these strictas get tall.
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This form of Yucca gloriosa 'Tennessee treculeana form' is a stunner........leaves are very rigid and are like knives sticking out. It's getting massive now.........I should take another updated photo.......probably another 4" to 6" taller.
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Here's a narrow leaf Yucca gloriosa........really different when you see it in person. Leaf width is probably 60% of a 'normal' gloriosa. It's a great trunking form.
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You can see another form of Y. gloriosa in the rear of this photo......it's another form from Tennessee. It's over 6' tall now.
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I picked up a new Yucca linearifolia and Yucca faxoniana (carnerosana) earlier this season. These will be interesting tests.
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Here's a photo showing my smaller Yucca rostrata.........this one doesn't get any protection the past few years and is still alive. The taller one I protect the crown against moisture.
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Here's an older photo of my taller Y. rostrata........it looks a little funny since it's recovering from its leaves being untied from winter protection.
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A shorter trunker is Y. elata v verdiensis. Seed grown from 2004 or so.
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There are many other trunkers in the yard.....mostly Y. gloriosa/recurvifolia forms. I didn't find any recent photos. There is one from Tennessee which grows like it is on steriods and is just massive.

I'm messing more with hybrids now. Benny in Denmark created this beauty which is Y. filamentosa x rostrata.......it's new so I'm not sure if it will be a trunker. It performs very well in my climate.
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Tim,
Your yard is amazing. I knew you had a huge collection but didn't realize just how big it is. You have so many gloriosa. You mentioned they have all different degrees of hardiness. How would you rate the variegated (the one form I have lol) compared to most other (green) forms in hardiness? Is it about the same as the giant one from Tennessee?

Yucca gloriosa 'variegata' is marginal in my climate. It does well most winters but it did die to the ground during the winter of 08-09. Here's it is in 2008. I would say variegata is one of the LEAST hardy gloriosa types......so if it's marginal in your climate the green forms will perform much better.
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Here it is after winter (total mush):
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The other gloriosa/recurvifolia forms did fine that winter. I'm sure they had some white leaves from snow exposure but overall they did fine and the trunks did not die. I've killed a few types of gloriosa/recurvifolia but I don't grow them any longer. If you get one that dies, try another form. Also, like most plants they first year the tend to get the most damage........once established they will be hardier. Your best bet is to get a piece of root and let a new plant grow from it. Trying to transplant suckers or entire plants doesn't always work and they seem to be less hardy.

Yucca schottii died that winter:
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Another smaller schottii died that winter:
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Monkey puzzle tree was toasted that winter:
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Here's a few photos from some other Yuccas that 08-09 winter.

Y. gloriosa 'aloifolia form' looked mint. I'm surprised it survived since it was young back then.
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Y. gloriosa/recurvifolia form......nice weeping recurv type. Some white spots on the leaves......seems to be from prolong ice contact in my opinion not from cold. It's best to brush off snow as soon as possible and let let it remain on the leaves for days/weeks.
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Y. gloriosa form from Tenn. Leaves are beat up from all the snow. But it did fine.
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Y. elata did fine:
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Y. gloriosa 'Big Tenn form'. This is the monster form. It was a small sucker in 2003.
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Y. rostrata.....but the leaf head was protected against moisture/snow.
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PS, the Y. gloriosa 'Big Tennessee form' went from a small offshoot in 2004 to this monster in 2007.

Photo of offshoot in June 2004 when I moved to Massachusetts from Rhode Island (behind Sabal louisiana).
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Pics of your yuccas never get old! I see so many yuccas I would love to have. 8) Thanks for all the good info.

Any pics of your newbies in the ground? I hope they do well for you. 😀

I need to take some good photos of the new Yuccas. I keep taking the easy way out by using my cell phone.......quality is aweful but it is easy.

another seed grown form of Y. filamentosa x rostrata (Benny hybrid)
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Yucca 'aloifolia x glauca v stricta' x arkansana......lots of genes in this one.
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The tall blooming Y. constricta x filamentosa has a few seed pods.
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Loads of seed pods on this Y. constricta x filamentosa.
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Suburb Tim!

I wonder if you get a green Gloriosa recurvifolia pup if we
could do a trade or if I could buy one sometime.

Seems to be hard to find lately for some reason.

Nice tour.