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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Aloe Yucca

Yucca aloifolia
native · Central Texas

Aloe Yucca is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 13 ft tall. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white in early summer. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Tree
Sun
Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
About 13 ft
Bloom
Early Summer · white
Foliage
Evergreen

Where it grows

73 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.