Tree Yucca (Yucca filifera)

Family: Agavaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Yucca filifera is an evergreen Shrub growing to 10 m (32ft 10in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Hand. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Shoots, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Delicious raw, they can also be dried, crushed and used as a flavouring. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Flowers - raw or cooked.; Delicious raw, they can also be dried, crushed and used as a flavouring.; Flowering stem - cooked and used like asparagus.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry or stony soils, Blue ridge and Appalachian provinces, Alabama to North Carolina. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)