How to Plant a Yucca Tree

Select a location that receives at least six hours of direct, year-round sunlight each day. Choose a planting location that drains well and doesn't suffer from standing water or muddy conditions after rain or irrigation.

Dig the planting hole to the same depth as the yucca nursery pot. Make the hole two to three times as wide as the pot so the roots have room to spread.

Lift the yucca out of the nursery pot. Set it in the hole. Adjust the depth of the hole, as necessary, so the yucca is planted at the same depth it was growing at previously.

Fill in the hole around the roots halfway. Water the soil to settle it, then finish filling the hole. Water a second time so the soil settles around the roots completely.

Water yuccas once every two to four weeks for the first summer after planting, and only if there is no natural rainfall. Water lightly so the soil is just barely moistened. Once established, yucca rarely require irrigation.