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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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Removing a Yucca Plant from Your Yard
Written by Justin Stewart
on Oct 19, 2009
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What You'll Need
Shovel
Stump killer
Pick
Hand trowel
Clean topsoil
Gardening pruners
Well-watered Yucca Plant
What You'll Need
Shovel
Stump killer
Pick
Hand trowel
Clean topsoil
Gardening pruners
Well-watered Yucca Plant
A yucca plant can be difficult to remove completely from your yard. They have complex root systems and if you are unable to get out all of the roots, the plant will grow back. If you dig too much and make a lot of root cuts you are actually causing propagation of the plant and will have a lot of new growth the next growing season. There are steps that you can follow to help ensure that you get all of the roots out. Continue reading below Our Video of the Day
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.