Yucca plant. Related to asparagus. Fairly salt tolerant and extremely sun tolerant. The leaves dont shed when they die, they just just turn brown, and droop around the trunk as a protection from the sun and water loss as seen on the two yucca in the background. The dead leaves are pretty tough even when they are pretty old. The living leaves have a vee shaped cross-section, and tilt back towards the trunk to funnel rainwater and dew back to the roots since they are native to places that dont recieve much rain. The leaves have a waxy coating to keep evaporation to a minimum. Some species in the asparagus family like Joshua Tree can live for 300 years. This type here is the literal garden variety and even these can go for 150 years in the right conditions. I have two of these in a pretty large clay pot I got from my uncle when I was about 30. Ive had it for almost 20 years, and if I dont kill it, Ill probably have it until Im too old to take care of plants.
