Title: Removing a Yucca Plant from Your Yard | DoItYourself.com
Headings: Removing a Yucca Plant from Your Yard
Removing a Yucca Plant from Your Yard
Step 1 - Prune
Step 2 - Water
Step 3 - Dig
Step 4 - Search
Step 5 - Apply Stump Killer

Content: Step 3 - Dig
Dig a very wide hole around the yucca plant, at least two if not three times wider than the plant itself. Dig carefully and try not to cut through any roots. Use the shovel and the pick to loosen the surrounding soil. Carefully loosen and dig and you will be able to get most of the root out when you initially lift the plant out of the ground. Step 4 - Search
Once you have lifted the main root system from the ground you will need to search for sections of root that have branched off and started forming new extended root systems. Be meticulous in getting rid of the roots. Pull out roots, even if they seem too small to grow back. Step 5 - Apply Stump Killer
The yucca root is very strong. If you want to make sure that it does not come back next year, then you will need to kill any roots left in the soil. By using a stump killer instead of a standard plant and weed killer you can help to guarantee no re-growth.