Hardiness zones
Sunset 13-24
USDA 9-11
Landscape Use: Accent, focal point, Spanish architecture, tropical to subtropical, parks and large greens spaces, classic large mesic yucca
Form & Character: Evergreen perennial, strongly upright and arborescent, trunk tapers broadly at ground level.
Growth Habit: Moderately upright to 10' to 30', multiple trunk, basally branching.
Foliage/texture: Strap-like medium green leaves, 2.5' long by 2-3" wide, tapering to a sharp tip, somewhat bendable, loosely set on stems; coarse texture.
Flowers & fruits: Panicles of white flowers followed by 6-ribbed fruits.
Seasonal color: Cream white flowers in early summer.
Temperature: Hardy to 20oF
Light: Partial to full sun
Soil: Tolerant
Watering: Only somewhat drought tolerant, looks best with regular water.
Pruning: Remove old leaves and/or unwanted basal branches.
Propagation: Mosly stem cutting root fast by merely sticking a large stem segment into the ground outdoors.
Disease and pests: Spider mites
Additional comments: This is a very large mesic yucca. Don't over estimate it's ultimate size, even in Phoenix where it's eventual size is smaller than in more tropical climates.
