Yucca Division

Hi all,
I recently was asked by a friend to dig up a very large clump of 
Yucca plant (no idea if it is anything but a basic species... I 
really know very little about the Yucca plant in general except for 
what it looks like and how it grows <G>) 
Question: Can anybody tell me how this plant is best divided. It has 
very large woody main roots with very few secondary roots or root 
hairs from what I can see. Should I just start cutting all the little 
"crowns" apart and sticking them in potting soil? Will it grow from 
just pieces of the root since there are huge chunks of the roots that 
broke off as I was digging it up. ? Can one expect it to sprout new 
plants from any root pieces that were still in the ground  after we 
decided to call it quits (we didn't want to have to borrow a Bobcat 
to dig the rest of it out :-)  )?
It seems like there are alot of potential new plants from this one 
clump if it is just cut up and plant technique. Thanks for any advice 
you have.
Dale Neil
Zone 5
Rock Island , Illinois

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