lants. I am also wondering what other “desert” type plants that I grow with them. Thank you.
Companions for yucca include ceratostigma, sage, yarrow and succulents. Here are a couple articles that will help with your yucca over the winter:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/caring-for-and-landscaping-with-yuccas-outdoors.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/yucca-cold-weather.htm
I just bought a Yucca Elephantipes which was growing quite bent over and is very tall. I've propped it up by a wall but it appears the trunk has split vertically. Will it be able to recover from this? Is there something I can do to help it? It is otherwise healthy.
Your plant looks too thin for its height. Also, the leaves look a bit droopy. I can't tell where on the stem the split is, but I would recommend cutting the stem into several pieces and rooting them for new plants, basically starting over. You can cut off the top for one cutting, then wherever the split is, cut that out and discard. You can then make several more cuttings below the split (if it was near the top). Be sure the part that goes in the new soil is right side up, i.e., if it gets reversed it won't grow.
Use well draining soil such as for cactus or succulents. Keep it somewhat moist till roots develop, it will take a few weeks. Then cut back on watering.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/yucca-leaning-over.htm
I live in South Texas and I am winterizing my flower bed. I am unfamiliar with what tools to use on Yucca as well as prickly pear cactus when cutting them back for winter. Please send instructions as well as proper tools to use.
Here are links for four different articles that should contain everything you need to know about pruning back your yucca and cactus:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/tools/sterilizing-pruning-tools.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/tools/when-to-use-pruning-saws.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/yucca-plants-care-and-pruning-tips-for-pruning-a-yucca.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/scgen/cactus-pruning-info.htm
Can you please show me how does Yucca plant grow from a cutting (not from a seed)? Does it look anything like the one from the seed? How thick can the stem become?
Thank you in advanced.
This article should help on growing cuttings. They should look like the parent plant, which should look like the seed grown plants. Cuttings will be faster and more accurate as far as looking like the parent.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/propagation-of-yucca-plant.htm
I would very much like to save my yucca plants that have broken at the base,these are splits from the main stock but are not young plants by any means
I would try setting them in containers of cacti mix soil and see if they root.
There are holes on the lower trunk. Started with one about 3" in diameter which extended about 2" inside the trunk. Then, two more appeared connecting to the first hole. All are in the same area. We've seen a woodpecker on the trunk and suspect bugs. We'd like to keep this tree. I found several 1/2" by 1/16" opaque larvae inside the chewed on webby soft dark black clusters inside the trunk. They had tiny dots of dark material inside their gullet from chewing on the trunk,...I guess. The inside of the tree looks like fibers or webs where it is being pecked at by the woodpecker. Thank you.
Using a clean knife, cut away all the damaged tissue, including some healthy tissue, from the area and let it heal on its own.
https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1399.pdf
I live in Columbus Ohio. Purchased two five gallon color guard yucca plants to place in extra large patio containers. I read that compost and top soil would provide the drainage they will need to grow in pots. What do you recommend? Should I place them in natural organic plant bags and then in pots? Can I leave them out during winter and cover top with mulch? I need these to thrive in containers and survive the deer. If it gets too cold I can bring them into the garage. Please advise. Thanks
The plant bags are a personal decision. If you plan to transplant the yuccas later, the bags might make sense as an easier way to remove them from the pots. I believe compost and potting soil would be fine for these plants, but topsoil would depend upon the mix. They cannot sit in wet soil, so the drainage factor needs to be sufficient.
Here's a great article about soil for yucca: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/soil-for-yucca-plants.htm
and here's another that addresses overwintering them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-6/yucca-for-zone-6-gardens.htm