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Posted: **Thu Nov 11, 2004 7:57 pm**

Has anyone grown Yucca baccata from seed? If so what are your experiences. Do they grow slow and how hardy are they?

Regards,
Jay

Posted: **Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:24 pm**

I have not grown this one from seed because they sucker so fast, but they should start very easy if they are like most yucca seeds. Plant under 1/8 - 1/4 inch of dirt and keep soil moist almost wet at room temp. and they should come up in ten days or so.

Posted: **Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:39 pm**

Sorry I did not answer all of the Q. They have been very hardy here in Idaho, and seem to grow moderate - fast, but slow to form a trunk. If they die wait for suckers, they will do even better! Most yuccas don't seem to do much in thier first five years of growth, but after that they pic up much speed and sould start growing a small trunk ( if a trunking sp.).

Posted: **Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:12 pm**

Thanks for all the info DesertZone.

I have some seeds i am going to try out this spring.

Regards,
Jay

Posted: **Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:06 am**

Here is a pic of my secound oldest baccata

Posted: **Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:27 pm**

Very nice.

I have about ten good seedlings ready to plant when spring arrives.

Posted: **Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:56 am**

Hi Jay!
Did you grow your seedlings on your own? Did the seed sprout ok?

Posted: **Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:52 pm**

I grew them all from seed. I found that they sprouted really fast and easy. Haven't had any die either.

Posted: **Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:34 am**

Cool!

Posted: **Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:41 pm**

Y. baccata in flower from early summer 2005

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:24 am**

Looking good.

My seedlings probably won't be big enough to plant this season. Hopefully i can find some bigger ones.

Posted: **Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:40 pm**

How big will the trunk get on this species?
The flowers have short stalks on them compared to filamentosa.
Nice Yucca though.

Posted: **Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:55 pm**

From pics i have seen it looks around overall height of six feet?

Posted: **Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:47 pm**

Udated pics of yucca baccata

Posted: **Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:09 pm**

Looks good all trimmed up! I just trimmed one of my recurves the other day.

Posted: **Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:37 pm**

Awsome, post some pics Jay

Posted: **Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:17 pm**

I'll try this weekend.

Posted: **Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:38 pm**

Here's one of my recurves.

Not the greatest pic. Got a little beat up over the winter.
I'll post some end of summer yucca and cacti pics later this week.

-Jay

Posted: **Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:42 pm**

Nice Jay, look at the trunk on that thing!!!

Outstanding!

My Yucca filamentosa took a worse beating this winter than your recurve.

It'll be nice to see your other pics.
Barb

Posted: **Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:45 pm**

Thanks Barb, I have never protected this one yet and has survived three winters now.
I think I might start this year, I wouldn't want to lose it now that it has a trunk.

If i'm not too lazy i'll get some more pics posted this week.

Posted: **Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:49 pm**

Bet that fence provides a nice microclimate, especially in winter.
Do you heap tons of snow on top of it, too?

Mine are out in the open, and the cold northwest winds did their damage last winter.
Too far from the house for me to take care of reliably.

Barb

Posted: **Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:54 pm**

Yeah, The fence helps it form the winds. I do put some more snow over it for insulation.
Seems to do it good.

Posted: **Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:18 pm**

Man, look at that monster.

Posted: **Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:20 pm**

I hope my recurvifolias pic up the pace, very cool Jay.

Posted: **Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:47 pm**

Thanks Aaron, I can't wait till next Summer to see how much it grows.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:50 am**

I have seen a pic of your bacacta in another post, very healthy.

Or is it a torreyi?

Posted: **Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:27 am**

Thank Aaron. Yes, it's a baccata I grew from seed.

Posted: **Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:32 pm**

awesome.

Posted: **Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:23 pm**

Updated sept 2010

Posted: **Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:00 am**

Yucca baccata updated pic.
http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... -show.html

Posted: **Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:30 pm**

very cool looking baccata Aaron! Love the short trunks!!

Posted: **Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:15 pm**

TimMAz6 wrote:very cool looking baccata Aaron! Love the short trunks!!

Thanks

Posted: **Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:48 pm**

Yucca baccata pics from my garden.
http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... yucca.html

Posted: **Sun Aug 26, 2012 1:50 pm**

Look how much the trunks have grown in 2 short years

Wonderful, Aaron!

Barb

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:22 am**

Awesome Trunks!

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:24 pm**

A very nice Yucca and I have a seedling also. These are probably the largest for sale in Europe http://www.palmenmann.de/shop/de/Yucca- ... laue-Yucca Not sure that I would pay that price for it though

Bare in mind Aaron that yours are well trunked... you could buy a house with yours

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:10 pm**

Thanks for all the nice words about my Y. baccata

Andym, I don't think I would like too pay those prices either

Crazy to think of all the sucker I dig up and throw away.

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:15 pm**

Here is some from Tombstone AZ, 5-6 foot high in that area.

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:25 am**

Thanks for posting so nice fotos! From a numerous yucca seedlings the baccata ones are which I like most of all. Even two different varieties one from Arizona nd another one from New-Mexico varies very much. They have different color of the leaves edge.

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:48 pm**

Here's some from different areas.

http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... ccata.html