My Yucca plant has side shoots growing from it. All the ones I see don't. Should I remove them and if so how?

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My Yucca plant has side shoots growing from it. All the ones I see don't. Should I remove them and if so how?
leave them, it means the plant is healthy. if you want to though, buy some root hormorne gel, slice off the shoot at an angle, dip the cutting in hormone gel and plant in rockswool, wait for it to shoot roots and then re plant for yucca plant number 2!!
Reply:Just break them off and replant for another Yucca
Reply:Try to promote the growth of these side shoots because the center plant may eventually decline after a number of years. The new shoots will become new plants %26amp; will take over, making up for any loss. They can be transplanted by digging them up with as much root as you can and then planted in another sunny spot .... or they can be left in place if they are not overcrowded.





On a mature Yucca, "The side-shoots compensate for the loss of the apical growing point by its conversion into a flower bud."


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You might like this forum for Yucca fans:


"you can seperate offshoots called suckers or pups that will pop up from the main plant. You can also dig down next to an established yucca and break off a piece of root and it will start to grow within a few months."


http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...





Good luck! Hope this helps.
Reply:If this is the plant I'm thinking of, it'll have spines and will be worse than trying to remove than a cactus.





If you have a weed eater that has a cutting blade attachment, that's the way to go to remove the off shoots, then remove with a hoe. You won't be able to handle them without gloves.