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- So you can cut back a too large Yucca palm
- There are many reasons for pruning
- Yucca elephantipes intersect - a guide
- Tips
When the trunk of the yucca palm is cut off, it drives out the sides again
So you can cut back a too large Yucca palm
The colloquially known as Yucca palm Yucca elephantipes or giant palm leaves is in many living rooms at home. The reasonably prudent plant can grow up to five meters high, even if the pots are cultivated, in good conditions - no wonder that many a gardener sometimes has to resort to a knife.
There are many reasons for pruning
If the Giant Palmlilie is well cared for and stands in a light and warm location, it grows surprisingly fast and can reach the ceiling within a few years. The fact that the proud owner in such a case does not come around a pruning, should be understandable. There are, however, a few more reasons that make a cut sensible:
If the yucca is sick or rather sparsely grown, this is often an indication of insufficient culture conditions, such as too dark location, too frequent watering or insufficient fertilization. In this case, the yucca should not only be cut off, but also the cause of the sickly appearance should be found out.
Yucca elephantipes intersect - a guide
The neck of the yucca is basically quite simple, but with larger specimens, however, associated with a certain amount of force. Not only that you should use a fine saw to cut through the trunk, it is best to cut the trunk into several pieces. Schopfkronen are separated as a whole.
However, you have to be patient, because it may take a few months for a new drive to show itself.
Tips
The best time for such a measure is the spring, as the growth hormones then leave the plant expelled faster.