Palm lilies can be divided. The way of division depends on the plant variety. Garden yuccas can often be divided directly into several plants, while thick-stemmed indoor yuccas have the trunk divided into several pieces.
How do you divide a garden yucca?
If you want to divide your garden yucca, carefully dig up the plant. It is best to use gardening gloves, because the leaves of the yucca have very sharp edges. Divide the plant into several pieces without damaging the roots too much. Remove all broken and injured root parts so that no diseases can develop there.
Now plant the individual parts in fresh soil and water them well so that new roots form quickly. If the plant parts do not have enough roots, they may grow poorly or not at all. Therefore, do not divide your yucca into pieces that are too small.
How to share your room yucca
Indoor yucca or yucca palm is generally understood to mean the thick-stemmed Yucca aloifolia. If this becomes too large, the trunk can be divided. Cut or saw the trunk into sections at least 20-30 cm long with a sharp tool. Seal the upper cut edge with a special wax. So no germs can get in there.
The individual stem pieces usually grow back without any problems, provided they are planted in the right direction and not with the lower part, from which the roots are to grow, protruding from the earth. Otherwise the trunk cannot grow. To prevent this, you can mark the upper cut edge with thread or another marker before you cut it. Then make sure you don't mix up the ends.
The essentials in brief:
- avoid damaging the roots as much as possible when dividing
- don't make too small pieces
- Water young plants well
- Seal the upper cut edge of the trunk pieces with wax
- Be sure to plant cut logs the right way round!
tips and tricks
You should always water young plants well so that root formation is stimulated. But be sure to avoid waterlogging, otherwise the sensitive roots will rot.