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

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Step 1 - Prune
Remove the top growth and greenery of the yucca plant. Take the pruners and cut all of the plants that you are removing to the top of the root. This will make things easier on you and keep from getting eaten up by the rough and sharp edges of the plant. Step 2 - Water
It is easier to remove roots from the ground when the soils and plant are well watered. The roots will slide out of the soil easier and will have less breakage, giving less chance for re-growth. 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.