soaptree yucca Agavaceae Yucca elata
Leaf:Evergreen, flexible and narrowly strap-like, up to 3 feet long and 1/2 inch wide, yellow-green on both surfaces, the leaf margins fibrous, tips sharp pointed.
Flower:Bell-shaped, 1 1/2 inch long, creamy white to yellow-green, occur at the growing tips in upright clusters that approach 7 feet tall, branched only near the tip of the cluster, appearing early summer.
Fruit:Dry capsules borne upright on the woody inflorescence, approximately 2 inches long, initially green and drying to brown, ripening in early autumn.
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Bark:Gray-brown, initially covered with brown dead leaves, later becoming furrowed.
Form:Picturesque, usually unbranched cylindrical small trees that grow in clumps, with tufts of leaves at the tips, to 20 feet.
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