Yucca rostrata in zone 6

rhymechizel · 06-28-2008, 10:02 PM

Just got my yucca rostrata in the mail and wanted to see if anyone had experience with these in or around zone 6. I hear it takes a couple years before they will survive unprotected in my zone. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I just want to keep this guy alive.

thanks-DAN

rhymechizel · 03-21-2009, 03:19 AM

Just an update; I put this 3 ft rostrata in the ground last summer and it did great all winter. I left it unprotected and watched it get covered in snow during winter storms. It was a fairly wet winter and the low at my house was around 5 degrees F. It looks very healthy and all looks well.

Bob · 03-23-2009, 09:36 AM

Hey Dan, I put a 4 1/2 ft Rostrata in the ground last May. It survived -4F here this past winter. The only damage to it was because I put hay bales around the base(no other coverings) and my puppy jumped on one of the bails and damaged a few leaves. If you've brushed up against them yourself you'll know why she hasn't done that again. The only thing I worried about was watering enough to get the roots established in a new spot and balancing that with not over watering which would be the best way to kill it. Also I buriied a foot of pea gravel under the root ball to ensure drainage. There's a mid-winter pic in my gallery.

saltydad · 03-23-2009, 02:04 PM

Bob- beautiful rostrata. Did you pick it up locally or via the net?

rhymechizel · 03-24-2009, 04:45 AM

It does look good bob. Thanks for the info. I'll have to get a pic of mine.

06-28-2008, 10:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
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03-21-2009, 03:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
rhymechizel rhymechizel Location: Spanish Fork, Utah Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 36 BananaBucks : 43,784 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 31 Times in 15 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Yucca rostrata in zone 6 Just an update; I put this 3 ft rostrata in the ground last summer and it did great all winter. I left it unprotected and watched it get covered in snow during winter storms. It was a fairly wet winter and the low at my house was around 5 degrees F. It looks very healthy and all looks well.

03-23-2009, 09:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bob Orang Puteh Bob's Photo Gallery Location: Washington Twp N.J. Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: bob Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,528 BananaBucks : 227,816 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 9,537 Times Was Thanked 4,058 Times in 1,694 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 565 Times	Re: Yucca rostrata in zone 6 Hey Dan, I put a 4 1/2 ft Rostrata in the ground last May. It survived -4F here this past winter. The only damage to it was because I put hay bales around the base(no other coverings) and my puppy jumped on one of the bails and damaged a few leaves. If you've brushed up against them yourself you'll know why she hasn't done that again. The only thing I worried about was watering enough to get the roots established in a new spot and balancing that with not over watering which would be the best way to kill it. Also I buriied a foot of pea gravel under the root ball to ensure drainage. There's a mid-winter pic in my gallery. __________________

03-23-2009, 02:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
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03-24-2009, 04:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
rhymechizel rhymechizel Location: Spanish Fork, Utah Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 36 BananaBucks : 43,784 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 31 Times in 15 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Yucca rostrata in zone 6 It does look good bob. Thanks for the info. I'll have to get a pic of mine.

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