Yucca gigantea ? - surprising find near nature reserve

[Mazat]

On the way back, this time a different passage, I discovered this yucca this afternoon. It seems to be growing firmly anchored in a sunny spot at the edge of the forest.

I was in a hurry ☹️, so I'll go back in a few days and show Sabine.

I am very surprised...

[Mazat]

1 hour ago, Mazat said:

On the way back, this time a different passage, I discovered this yucca this afternoon. It seems to be growing firmly anchored in a sunny spot at the edge of the forest.

I was in a hurry ☹️, so I'll go back in a few days and show Sabine.

I am very surprised...

i had to smile a little when I saw the plant.

i could have been the one who planted it.

not this time, plus it's not really hardy...

[TropicsEnjoyer]

Definitely gigantea

[Tom in Tucson]

On 6/12/2025 at 7:14 PM, TropicsEnjoyer said:

Definitely gigantea

I think this link proves your suggestion:

https://www.smgrowers.com/info/Yuccaelephantipes.asp

Hi 103°, Lo 73°

[Mazat]

On 6/26/2025 at 8:02 AM, Tom in Tucson said:

I think this link proves your suggestion:

https://www.smgrowers.com/info/Yuccaelephantipes.asp

Hi 103°, Lo 73°

hello Tom in Tucson:

there really are stupid people.
i was in the forest early yesterday morning and wanted to see how she was doing. what i saw was just a big hole. now someone has actually dug her up and taken her away. now i can only hope that this person will at least take good care of her.
but it makes me very thoughtful, she/he could have just left her there ... 😞

[Silas_Sancona]

28 minutes ago, Mazat said:

hello Tom in Tucson:

there really are stupid people.
i was in the forest early yesterday morning and wanted to see how she was doing. what i saw was just a big hole. now someone has actually dug her up and taken her away. now i can only hope that this person will at least take good care of her.
but it makes me very thoughtful, she/he could have just left her there ... 😞

Is this " forest " a natural area?  or an urban " wild scape " in the middle of town?

Since it isn't native ..to anywhere on your continent,  if planted in a natural area, it doesn't belong / should be relocated to a garden, where plants not native to that part of the world belong. 

Agree on the final aspect though:  hopefully whomever moved it,  takes good care of it.. 

[Mazat]

10 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Is this " forest " a natural area?  or an urban " wild scape " in the middle of town?

Since it isn't native ..to anywhere on your continent,  if planted in a natural area, it doesn't belong / should be relocated to a garden, where plants not native to that part of the world belong. 

Agree on the final aspect though:  hopefully whomever moved,  it takes good care of it.. 

the part of the forest is on the edge of the nature reserve, which is about 200m away.
yes, I think someone just planted it there.
but the fact is that even in the nearby nature reserve, plants like wildflowers are simply cut off and no one takes action because there is no one from nature conservation, just prohibition signs. Sabine had already discovered a woman who came towards her with wild flowers at the beginning of June. 
unfortunately she didn't catch her in the act.
sometimes people here just take everything that doesn't belong to them. we had several fruit trees like nectarines and peach trees at the old site and they belonged to the landlord and we were caretakers. however, there were always people who even climbed over the fence, despite prohibition signs, and helped themselves when we weren't there ...

 

[Mazat]

On 6/29/2025 at 9:04 PM, Silas_Sancona said:

Is this " forest " a natural area?  or an urban " wild scape " in the middle of town?

Since it isn't native ..to anywhere on your continent,  if planted in a natural area, it doesn't belong / should be relocated to a garden, where plants not native to that part of the world belong. 

Agree on the final aspect though:  hopefully whomever moved it,  takes good care of it.. 

just saw that i didn't respond to your correct comment that it's not native to our forests and nature in general. yes, of course that's true.

there do seem to be other people who try something, in this case perhaps a little too risky and not in a legal way. because of the many rules and regulations, outsiders or more open-minded people see this as very narrow-minded, what is also known as a “Bünzli”, small-minded person who doesn't think outside the box and just goes with the flow, doing everything she's told without thinking twice.