So very sad.

[DesertZone]

Last year I posted a couple of pics of j-trees that were planted about seven miles away from my house. The person that planted them moved out and left the yuccas. They made it through the winter and the summer just fine. My wife stopped by there shortly after the new people moved in to see if they wanted the j-trees and they said they wanted to keep them. Well I drove by there a couple of weeks ago and they have been removed. I looked but did not see them on the property, so I thought maybe they replanted them somewhere else.
But then the other night I drove by there again and seen that they have been tosed into a branch pile. I stopped and knocked on the door but no one answered, so I left a note and $20 and took the j-tree out of the branch pile. What I found was such a shame it made me sick. They cut it down with a chain saw, no way can it grow any roots now. I took it home stuck it in the ground for decoration. What a waste.

[BILL MA]

That is sad Aaron

Looking at the chop marks on the bottom of the truck it's surprising that they didn't cut there leg off

To bad you didn't leave them a dog terd instead of the 20$, that would have been more appropriate

You did the best you could, you tried to save it before, it's not your fault the people are idiots!

Bill

[DesertZone]

Thanks Bill

[Jay-Admin]

That makes me want to cry. What a shame. I keep thinking that might happen to the big yuccas in Oriville WA.
I was just there last weekend and they are still there and looking good.

[hardyjim]

That is sad Aaron



To bad you didn't leave them a dog terd instead of the 20$, that would have been more appropriate


Bill

Yea,an exploding dog turd!

[Cowtown Palm Society]

Man, that's brutal. What a waste of a beautiful gem. Especially sad when you asked them if they wanted to keep them, and then they end up doing that.


Duncan

[igor.glukhovtsev]

Aaron, I'm pretty sure you have a chance rooting the very tops of this yucca that still look alive. Just cut them off, peal the dry leaves, leave the cuttings for a couple of days for drying (I understand they are dry enough yet), apply some rooting powder and put them to the pots with the sand. Leave them alone for a while spraying some water from time to time. They must start growing!

[DesertZone]

Aaron, I'm pretty sure you have a chance rooting the very tops of this yucca that still look alive. Just cut them off, peal the dry leaves, leave the cuttings for a couple of days for drying (I understand they are dry enough yet), apply some rooting powder and put them to the pots with the sand. Leave them alone for a while spraying some water from time to time. They must start growing!

Thanks for the idea.

[lucky1]

I feel sick seeing that.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Igor's idea works...hope so.
Keep us updated please Aaron.

I cannot believe someone would be so stooooooopid to destroy a masterpiece of nature, especially when there isn't a hell of a lot else growing in a dry environment.
Even an idiot should know it took a long time to get to that size.

Hey Jay...maybe we need a topic "threatened/too late specimen(s)" if construction signs get posted as land use changes or subdivision is imminent , or a highway is being built, or an apartment block. As a group we might have some clout to make folks aware of the plant's significance.

Just a thought.
Barb

[TimMAz6]

That's a beauty. Too bad there's no roots! I hope it thrives for you and no rot sets in this winter. Keep us posted on its progress.

[DesertZone]

Thanks you guys, I will keep everyone posted.

[Wes North Van]

I agree Aaron.
I think it might grow back.
Definetly give it a try.

[igor.glukhovtsev]

Thanks you guys, I will keep everyone posted.

Aaron, just curious how is "sad looking Yucca" doing? Any progress UP or DOWN?

[DesertZone]

Thanks you guys, I will keep everyone posted.

Aaron, just curious how is "sad looking Yucca" doing? Any progress UP or DOWN?

It look the same as the day I took it home.

[Okanagan desert-palms]

I missed this topic when it first started. Dumb ass people. If they only knew what they had. That size of Joshua tree would fetch a pretty penny. Fortunately for you Aaron they reproduce from seed as well as vegetatively, meaning Igor was right. they can regrow roots from branches or maybe the main trunk? Here is a site I found some really interesting info on the Y. brevifolia. Scroll down to spring rains, Joshua trees.Interesting. Maybe try some rooting hormone planted in a pot?
http://www.joshua.tree.national-park.com/info.htm

John

[DesertZone]

Maybe try some rooting hormone planted in a pot?

John

I might try that as a last resort. I'm hoping it grows some roots out of the trunk. But if it don't do something I might cut the branches off and try to get them to root.

[lucky1]

Aaron, this sentence jumped out at me:

I find Aloifolia and most yuccas root very easily from old stems if allowed to dry first.

from here:
http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... 51&start=0

Propagating from stem cuttings:
http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/qa/ ... yucca.aspx

This is good, but fairly well known in our group.
http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/Foliage/folnotes/yucca.htm

The main issue now is has the cut stem been in the "callousing" stage too long, i.e. is it beyond rooting timeframe.
But it's worth a shot with such a specimen.

Barb