Yucca aloifolia habits

stephenprudence · Post by **stephenprudence** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:42 am

Hi there, I was just wondering because I live in the relative mildness of the UK, this Yucca tends to grow a trunk and grows fairly tall too, much like Yucca guatamalensis. The question I was going to ask was in the colder states of the U.S what sort of habit do these take, are they mostly ground level Yuccas, or do they also gain height with a trunk?

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:32 am

In the US they grow a trunk in the wild. They do not grow well in the colder states. I have tried them here but they always die.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:54 pm

Definitely don't like snow and cold in winter-z7 and up and always grows a trunk.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:56 pm

Yucca aloifolia will get very tall in southern climates. Do a search for Yucca aloifolia in google and select 'images'. You'll see some large specimens. Y. aloifolia is not hardy in my USDA zone 6b climate.