Like most plants, the best time for pruning a yucca is right before it goes into its growth period. This will be in early spring. While early spring is the ideal time, a yucca can be pruned anytime. Just make sure the yucca plant gets plenty of light while it is recovering.

Do you cut down yucca plants for the winter?

Cut back the flower stalks after they have turned yellow and died back in the fall. Cut the stalks clear back to the ground. Let the stalks naturally die back before cutting to allow the plant to store needed nutrients from the roots for next season’s growth.

Should I cut the brown tips off my yucca plant?

Trim away any of the dead roots so your Yucca can start to grow healthier ones. Your first instinct for an underwatered Yucca might be to give it lots of water to make up for the lack of it. But this will actually just cause further issues.