Dasylirion longissimum

[BigFrond]

Went bye bye after 10 years in the ground.  I watered it once a week and it rotted. bummer

[Meangreen94z]

They are finicky, there seems to be no guarantee on what will kill them and what they will thrive in. 

[ahosey01]

On 9/2/2022 at 7:47 PM, Meangreen94z said:

They are finicky, there seems to be no guarantee on what will kill them and what they will thrive in. 

I find they do well in the actual desert with absolutely no care at all. Lol

[Meangreen94z]

7 hours ago, ahosey01 said:

I find they do well in the actual desert with absolutely no care at all. Lol

I would agree that makes the most sense but I know someone in Phoenix who had problems with random core rot. Out here it seems once you get them established you stand a lot better chance, they definitely don’t like being moved around or kept in a container for long.

[Tracy]

1 hour ago, Meangreen94z said:

I would agree that makes the most sense but I know someone in Phoenix who had problems with random core rot. Out here it seems once you get them established you stand a lot better chance, they definitely don’t like being moved around or kept in a container for long.

I have one in the ground in Coastal Southern California for a dozen years in the ground.   My neighbor has one that was planted long before mine doing well too.  My inspiration for growing it was a very large specimen in Point Loma area of San Diego.   So apparently they can survive and even thrive outside of the desert.  Mine is planted among Cycads and Aloes in fast draining soil, so doesn't get excessive water.

[Tom in Tucson]

Apparently many of the sotols grown as Dasylirion longissimum are usually Dasylirion quadrangulatum. There are minor differences between the two.

Hi 103˚, Lo 70˚

Edited September 6, 2022 by Tom in Tucson

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, Meangreen94z said:

I would agree that makes the most sense but I know someone in Phoenix who had problems with random core rot. Out here it seems once you get them established you stand a lot better chance, they definitely don’t like being moved around or kept in a container for long.

I wonder about this only because most nurseries here that sell them keep them around for quite some time, and not always under the most optimal conditions for nursery stock stuck in containers until sold.

[Tracy]

15 hours ago, Tom in Tucson said:

Apparently many of the sotols grown as Dasylirion longissimum are usually Dasylirion quadrangulatum. There are minor differences between the two.

Hi 103˚, Lo 70˚

I will have to look up the descriptive differences and see if mine fits the D longissimum or quadrangulatum description better.  Thank you for the insight Tom.