Indoor Yucca Trunk Weeping: Bacterial Rot from Overwatering

Yucca Leaking Smelly Sap from Trunk

Indoor yucca weeps liquid from mid-trunk; area shrunken, smells fermented. Confirmed bacterial soft rot from chronic overwatering.

Rescue Attempt

1. Stop watering until soil is bone-dry.
2. Drench soil with Daconil (chlorothalonil) 2% solution to suppress fungal secondary invaders.
3. Yuccas are arid plants—water only when soil is dry 3–4 inches deep.

Prevention

• Use fast-draining cactus/succulent mix.
• Pot must have drainage holes.
• Never let sit in saucer water.

If rot is advanced, plant may not recover. But early intervention can halt spread.