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giant spineless yucca (y. elephantipes)

palmarazzi

By palmarazzi
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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palmarazzi

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i was just at a friends who had a specimen sized planted (15' ft. CT). i've never seen one until now, mainly because i'm not a huge yucca-person. looks like a nice addition with groupings of palms + when grown higher, could be a nice palm frost protector.

JR

Beverly Hills, CA Zone 10

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chris.oz Mentor

chris.oz

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Palmarazzi,

I just checked out what a "not a huge Yucca person " looks like,  mainly to see what your location was ..........  JR,  that is easily the best looking profile on this board .

Yucca filifera do not produce a canopy as such,  but are more of an "architrectural" plant.  When they grow much older they develop a chunky swollen base with numerous stems.   They can end up with many heads.  I really like them,  but I have a lot more palms growing,  mainly under dicot canopy.

If you like the Yucca look,  but want color,  the Cordyline australis red and bronze cultivars can look good,  but may not be suited to zone 8.  After many years they end up with the same massive base on them.

chris.oz

Bayside Melbourne 38 deg S. Winter Minimum 0 C over past 6 years

Yippee, the drought is over.

palmarazzi Contributor

palmarazzi

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my buddies is fairly large, gosh i can't remember how many trunks (kills me that i didn't have my camera) but i guess i'm confusing canopy size with multi-trunk pompom heads stuck together. i'll have to go back and snap a pic.

JR

Beverly Hills, CA Zone 10

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Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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I must admit to being ignorant.  I don't know who that young lady is, but she shold lighten up on the eye shadow and wash and comb her hair.  That being said, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

I don't think Y. elephantipes is dense enough for wind screening or for canopy.  It is real pretty when in bloom with those big, white candelabra inflorescence.  The trunk is reminiscent of the Pony Tail Palm (beaucarnea?).  It is much friendlier than the locally native and very similar looking Y. aloifolia, Spanish Bayonet.

Yuccas are uncommon in Floriduh.  Those rostrata look cool but I don't know how they would fare here.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

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FRITO

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I have it growing. bought one of those 3 gallons pots at the local big box store nearly 3 yrs ago. stuck it in the wetest and sunniest location and it has been thriving. ive cut 2 stalks of it and made some new plants.  which now they are starting to branch.

here is one of the "pups" after 10 months. (second picture hasall colors but green removed)

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these plants take low20;s no problem, never had cold damage.

Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

chris.oz Mentor

chris.oz

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These plants will grow from a piece of trunk left on the ground.  Tough as.

Dont let anyone tell you Agaves and Yuccas dont like water.  Main effect is it makes them grow faster.  

Moisture + good drainage = good looking yuccas

chris.oz

Bayside Melbourne 38 deg S. Winter Minimum 0 C over past 6 years

Yippee, the drought is over.

chris.oz Mentor

chris.oz

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(Jerry@TreeZoo @ Jun. 06 2007,09:45)

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I must admit to being ignorant.  I don't know who that young lady is, but she shold lighten up on the eye shadow and wash and comb her hair.  That being said, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

Jerry,

If that girl is growing palms,  she is a real myth buster.

I thought most palm growers were fusty old 40 somethings !

chris.oz

Bayside Melbourne 38 deg S. Winter Minimum 0 C over past 6 years

Yippee, the drought is over.

palmarazzi Contributor

palmarazzi

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(chris.oz @ Jun. 06 2007,22:29)

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(Jerry@TreeZoo @ Jun. 06 2007,09:45)

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I must admit to being ignorant.  I don't know who that young lady is, but she shold lighten up on the eye shadow and wash and comb her hair.  That being said, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

Jerry,

If that girl is growing palms,  she is a real myth buster.

I thought most palm growers were fusty old 40 somethings !

are you illuminating yourself there- chris?

JR

Beverly Hills, CA Zone 10

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palmarazzi Contributor

palmarazzi

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btw i changed the pic, you guys were getting a little too excited.

JR

Beverly Hills, CA Zone 10

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chris.oz Mentor

chris.oz

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(palmarazzi @ Jun. 07 2007,00:20)

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(chris.oz @ Jun. 06 2007,22:29)

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(Jerry@TreeZoo @ Jun. 06 2007,09:45)

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I must admit to being ignorant.  I don't know who that young lady is, but she shold lighten up on the eye shadow and wash and comb her hair.  That being said, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

Jerry,

If that girl is growing palms,  she is a real myth buster.

I thought most palm growers were fusty old 40 somethings !

are you illuminating yourself there- chris?

JR no,

I am actually a fusty old 50- something !

chris.oz

Bayside Melbourne 38 deg S. Winter Minimum 0 C over past 6 years

Yippee, the drought is over.

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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JR,

Much too skinny.  This one will never do.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

chris.oz Mentor

chris.oz

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(palmarazzi @ Jun. 07 2007,00:23)

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btw i changed the pic, you guys were getting a little too excited.

Palmarazzi,

I know cyberspatial repartit has misled many people in the past and I would not want to mislead anyone on the IPS site,  particularly being an IPS member  held in esteem in some quarters.

Look just so we all know where we stand in this,  I too popped my photo up on my profile.

chris.oz

Bayside Melbourne 38 deg S. Winter Minimum 0 C over past 6 years

Yippee, the drought is over.

palmarazzi Contributor

palmarazzi

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that's hawt (as paris say's)! looks like your panning for gold.

JR

Beverly Hills, CA Zone 10

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