GARDENING YUCCA TREE
Posted on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I have a Yucca, or a Cordyline Australis, not quite sure which.?
It has the leaves of this:
http://www.coolpalms.co.uk/shop/images/Australis%20200cm%20500pix.jpg
with the furry trunk of this:
http://bp2.blogger.com/_7m-nNSHCETk/R6avV_a3slI/AAAAAAAAG9U/xzB5LI3MOwk/s1600-h/yuccaelata.JPG
Anyways, I inherited this tree when I moved into my house a few weeks back. I have done nothing to it whatsoever. It was all green when I moved in, but now the leaves are going yellow at the ends. Weather wise we have had both heavy showers and days of heat at a time.
Any ideas what (if anything) I should do? It is located right in the middle of the garden and is around eight feet tall. It’s obviously been there for years so it can’t be the location.
I think it is a cordyline. To make sure run your finger down the side of the leaf, if it does not feel sharp I am right. If ,however, you end up with a cut finger it is a yucca. Best bet is to put a bag of manure around it’s roots and that should help it green up again.
Mediterranean Garden with Greek turtles.