Yucca Tree Height Control: Prune Leaves or Trunk

Two Options

1. Remove top leaves: Cut at base of leaf rosette with sharp knife/scissors. Reduces height slightly.
2. Cut trunk: Saw trunk down to desired height. New rosettes will sprout below cut in time.

Critical Aftercare

• Drastically reduce watering. Fewer leaves = less transpiration. Overwatering now = rot.
• Bright light (full sun if acclimated).
• No fertilizer until new growth.
• Dust cuts with cinnamon/sulfur.

Timing

Spring/early summer best. In Mediterranean climate, now is good.

Yuccas are tough. A trunk chop gives a dramatic, multi-headed specimen in a year.