soaptree yucca Agavaceae Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.   symbol: YUEL
	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. Twig: Bark: Gray-brown, initially covered with brown dead leaves, later becoming furrowed. Form: Picturesque, usually unbranched cylidrical small trees that grow in clumps, with tufts of leaves at the tips, to 20 feet.
	USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Yucca elata is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting soaptree yucca (opens a new window).