Overgrown Yucca Trunks

Question From: 
Grant in  Blackwood Pk,  Adelaide NSW

 

Nature of problem: 
Yucca wide stump

 

Type of Plant (if known): 
Yucca

 

Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself): 
see below

 

Soil Type (e.g. sandy, clay or loam) OR Potting Mix Type: 
Clayy

 

How often do you water the plant:
never

 

How many hours of sunlight does the plant get each day:
8

 

What type of plant is it:
Yucca

 

How long since you planted it:
2008

 

Have you fertilised? If so, with what and when:
no

 

Is the plant indoors or outdoors: 
Outdoors

 

What other treatments have you given the plant: 
none

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Other Comments: 
we Have Yucca Plants planted around our Concrete Pool. They are huge. I would like to stop the stumps from growing larger. Should I cut the trunk so that they re shute? or what should I do?

 

Answer:  Hi Grant.  I don’t know – you gave me very little information and no measurements of the plants or of the spaces they are growing in. If you are worried, perhaps it is best if you get a qualified horticulturist to inspect the area.  Good luck.  Don