How to Cut a Yucca Palm Tree
- 1). Find a mature stem to cut. The area you cut should have brown bark underneath the stripped section. If the bark is cream colored, it means the plant is too young for cutting, and rotting may occur.
- 2). Tidy the cluster you plan on cutting by stripping lower leaves off the stems. Doing so will prevent the cluster from losing too much moisture before the roots begin to grow.
- 3). Cut from any part of the stem with a sharp knife. The thickness and the length of the piece doesn't matter. If you choose a cluster growing out of the stem, slice the cluster off right next to the main stem with a sharp knife. If the plant is of the stemless variety where the clusters form at the base from suckers, find the rhizome just below the soil's surface and cut with a sharp knife as close to the main plant as possible.
- 4). Allow the cuttings to dry in a cool, shady place for the next few days. Drying out the cut cluster will encourage better rooting. Also, dust the cut surfaces with some fungicide to prevent infection. Then re-pot the cuttings and watch it grow.
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