Aloe damage

10 years ago

I was happy to find this Aloe dorotheae at HD for 5 bucks. There were a few little knicks on the backs of some of the leaves, but otherwise it looked to be healthy - and not overwatered, for a change!

Here I am a few days later, ready to repot into suitable soil, but this leaf looks bad. It is rot, edema, or the mechanical damage? Should I remove the bad part or cut that leaf off?

The rest of the plant still looks good - so far.

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Crenda 10A SW FL
Original Author
10 years ago
Here's a view of the back of the leaf.

I can also take the plant back and exchange for another. They had quite a few of them.

Thanks for the advice!
lzrddr
10 years ago
looks like it got to cold and is rotted/dead now... you can either cut it off, or watch it turn brown and dried out. If it starts to spread down the leaf, cut if off immediately.
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Crenda 10A SW FL
Original Author
10 years ago
It just dawned on me that I had taken a picture of the plant with my cell 2 days ago. Yikes - you can see the damage starting and it has spread pretty quickly.

It was in the mid-80s last week when this plant would have been delivered. I was thinking it may have been heat in the truck, but the rest of the plant looks good. So I'll lop it off now and apply some cinnamon to the wound. And I'll keep a close eye on it for more problems.

Thanks, lzddr!