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Giant Yucca Cutting Propagation: Professional Method Unknown

Standard Cutting Fails on 7-ft Trunks

Yucca (Yucca elephantipes) propagates easily from offshoots, not trunk sections. No reliable DIY method exists for rooting 7-ft, 3″-diameter trunk pieces.

Options

Cut back only enough to fit indoors; harvest offshoots as they appear.
Experiment: professionals reportedly cut trunk into sections, cauterize ends, lay horizontally in soil—but details are trade secrets.
Accept loss of trunk; start new plants from pups.

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