Aloe 'California'
...At least, that's what I think they are! ;)
The smaller of the two plants was plucked from the larger container before a hard freeze hit.
The larger container had three trunks originally (minus the fourth that I plucked from the middle),
but they were all frozen down to the soil-line last Winter. After a while, however, new growth
appeared from the roots. They're growing in one of the grittiest mixes I ever made - nearly pure grit,
mostly large gravel, with a fraction of bark, pumice, and charcoal.
The smaller plant - my 'bonsai' - is in bark, perlite, and pumice (equal parts of each).
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Josh
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rosemariero6
13 years agoNice plants, Josh! :) I suppose they could be Aloe 'California' (under different growing conditions than mine).
Mine look a bit different:
Click for larger view..The first is how it looked when I received it, taken from the ground (home of a person who had the mail order job for a succulent nursery). Third pic is how it looked much later. Other 2 pix are the pups that grew from it (bottom of the large stem).
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13 years agolzrddr
13 years agoHere are a few shots of the aloes I have called Aloe 'California'
These are the blue elf versions:
and this the other larger one. I planted it along with the entire community pot it came with in the front yard
but it quickly grew into the side walk, so I dug it up and planted the entire plant group at the very corner of the yard where it would grow up along fence
this is it now, get weed whacked everytime it grows through the fence. Poor aloe... just don't have room for it anywhere else.
rosemariero6
13 years agogreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
13 years agoRosemarie, Mike, and Geoff, thank you so much!
I have a few pics of the parent plants. They definitely do overwhelm a container in no time!
These shots will probably show the form better. First pic is from February 2009:{{gwi:533642}}
A year ago, November 2009:
June 2010 - the plants regrew from the roots after the top foliage was frozen in December:
Josh
stanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
12 years agogreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
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12 years agogreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
12 years agogreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
8 years agoHere we are, years later, and I've finally done something with the Aloe 'California.'
It was languishing in that *same* small container, so I chopped and propped it, and re-potted the plant with roots in a slightly larger container back around the end of February. It absolutely throve this season....and, as a result, I took off the heaviest new growth this afternoon.Josh
Late February....years in this small pot. So rootbound it was paling and unable to get enough nutrition.
Chopped and propped....
The precious trunk that I wanted to make multiple branches....
New growth, multiple branches, and a main stalk....
Close up of that excellent low branching!
Today, September 27, just prior to topping....
Done.
Now that I think about it, I'll probably nip off that next leader on the left, too.
Keep it low, compact, and with as many branches from the single trunk as possible.
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
6 years agoWow, welcome back! :-)
Yes, this Aloe will bloom eventually, especially where it can grow outdoors or be planted in the ground.
I still have my two plants - the taller top-cutting that was rooted, and the bushy main stump that I've pruned to be compact. I really like the multi-branched look, with the ever-thickening trunk. Here are some pics for an update:
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agostanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
5 years agogreenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
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