Yucca brevifolia

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:48 am

marceli wrote:I might give it a try, but I need a roof all year long, I guess. Too high percipitation here.

That would be cool too see one growing in your area.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:57 am

lucky1 wrote:Aaron, it must be so satisfying to see those beauties every day.
Truly lovely.

Everything nearby is maturing so nicely too.

Barb

It is.

A person looks at the seedlings and think they may never see a mature plant, but they will get there!

I forget about plants and before you know it they are getting big enough to trip over.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:03 am

cuja1 wrote:Nice! They didn't seem to mind all the harsh weather you had last winter.

Yes, they did well through all the cold.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:15 am

Henoh_Croatia wrote:Impressive! Joshua trees looks very happy in your garden.

thanks!

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 12:27 am

DesertZone wrote: That would be cool too see one growing in your area.

Aaron, I'm gonna raise it from the seed, I guess, because they're sooo expensive here, plus don't wanna buy the ones kept inside greenhouse all year long. They have no chance surviving here.

May I repeat myself? They look gorgeous at your place!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:34 am

marceli wrote: Aaron, I'm gonna raise it from the seed, I guess, because they're sooo expensive here, plus don't wanna buy the ones kept inside greenhouse all year long. They have no chance surviving here.

May I repeat myself? They look gorgeous at your place!

Thanks!

All mine are seed grown except one small one someone gave me, and it is not doing good.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:27 am

Where did you get the seeds from? Looking at your plants, the source must be worth recommending.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:12 pm

marceli wrote:Where did you get the seeds from? Looking at your plants, the source must be worth recommending.

All over the place.

The big plant with the long leaves and my oldest plant, came from a mail order seed from Southern California. Some seed I collected and some I got from seed that you get from gift shops in the southwest. I think these you can order on line?

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:46 am

Mesa garden sells them - location: Meadview, AZ, but according to them these are not fully hardy

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:53 pm

marceli wrote:Mesa garden sells them - location: Meadview, AZ, but according to them these are not fully hardy

If it is seed, it may be worth a try. I think also rarepalmseed.com sells seed.

My oldest and biggest comes from a place where you would not think of hardy j-trees coming from, so one might be as good as another?

andym · Post by **andym** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:45 pm

I've planted mine out but bearing in mind that both of my Yucca Aloifolia standard and marginata lost their heads last Winter..... I am cautious but what the heck

BTW it's the little yucca behind the Agave

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:58 pm

Very nice, did it live through your wet weather?

andym · Post by **andym** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:32 pm

DesertZone wrote:Very nice, did it live through your wet weather?

I kept it dry in one of those plastic mini greenhouses for the Winter.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:41 pm

great specimens Aaron! I wish I could grow them here!!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:34 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:great specimens Aaron! I wish I could grow them here!!

I think I would have too move if I could not grow my j-trees, they might be the only thing keeping me here other than my wife, job, baby, family, house payment, etc...j/k

Here's a night time pic for you Tim.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:15 pm

great photo Aaron! J Trees are so cool............I wish I had a yard full of them.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:01 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:great photo Aaron! J Trees are so cool............I wish I had a yard full of them.

Maybe one day when you get a winter home in the west.

One more.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:25 pm

you have another beauty Aaron!! That one sure looks like it has some aloifolia genes in it!!

Henoh_Croatia · Post by **Henoh_Croatia** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:56 am

Beauty

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:03 pm

Henoh_Croatia wrote:Beauty
Moon
shine
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Thanks

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:05 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:you have another beauty Aaron!! That one sure looks like it has some aloifolia genes in it!!

Reminds me of one as well.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 2:07 pm

Simply gorgeous, Aaron.
Nicer with each year.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:01 am

lucky1 wrote:Simply gorgeous, Aaron.
Nicer with each year.

Barb

Thank You.

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:53 pm

looking awesome!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:53 pm

Jay-Admin wrote:looking awesome!

Thanks

Henoh_Croatia · Post by **Henoh_Croatia** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:00 am

Yucca brevifolia v. jageriana after heavy rain

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:52 pm

your Y. brevifolia v jaegeriana looks real happy in your climate.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:02 pm

Henoh_Croatia wrote:Yucca brevifolia v. jageriana after heavy rain

Looks awesome!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:14 pm

Up dates.

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:23 pm

TimMAz6 wrote: That one sure looks like it has some aloifolia genes in it!!

I think that when I see aloifolia. The two could be related? I wonder if the two would cross?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:49 pm

Look at how blue they're getting!

Beautiful.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:20 pm

Nice specimens Aaron. In Clary's DNA study she claims brevifolia is closest to rostrata..........that would be a great test to see if rostrata and brevifolia could hybridize!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 10:50 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Nice specimens Aaron. In Clary's DNA study she claims brevifolia is closest to rostrata..........that would be a great test to see if rostrata and brevifolia could hybridize!

That would be so cool.

Okanagan desert-palms · Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:34 pm

They are looking good Aaron. I can`t wait till mine get that big.

John

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:05 pm

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:They are looking good Aaron. I can`t wait till mine get that big.

John

Wont be long John, I've seen the growth on your j-tree.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:09 pm

lucky1 wrote:Look at how blue they're getting!

Beautiful.

That was from the summer heat, turns them blue.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:05 pm

Awesome!

They are everything Aloifolia wishes it could be!

I tried one the first year..makes me want to try another...

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:02 pm

hardyjim wrote:Awesome!

They are everything Aloifolia wishes it could be!

I tried one the first year..makes me want to try another...

I hope you try again!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:01 pm

Look at the difference in leaf color. The darker the leaves the more frost bite, you can almost tell what yuccas do better. My big j-tree does better every year, almost no darkening of the leaves, the smaller j-tree almost black in appearance. This was after -5f/-20C

Big j-tree

small j-tree

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:26 am

Great specimen. Love the color!

This year, following your example, I'm gonna buy some j-tree seeds for sure!