Aloe thraskii

[GreekDesert]

Aloe thraskii

[Jkwinston]

Malaga, Spain

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Malaga, Spain

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Malaga, Spain

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[Jkwinston]

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[Geoff]

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This is a fairly common South African tree aloe in cultivation, at least here in California where it is often used in public landscaping. It is a single-stemmed plant with up to 12' of trunk (usually less) and long, arching rubbery, bendable (somewhat) light but bright green, deeply channeled leaves with smallish (relatively) white widely spaced marginal teeth. Unless pruned off (which they often are in the public plants) dried, dead leaves are retained for much if not all of the trunk. Flowers in winter are yellow, yellow-gold or light orange on short, multibranched peduncles in fairly compact cylindrical racemes. Plants in South Africa tend to grow right along the coast in sand, but seem to adapt well to even heavy clay soils in California. Cold tolerance is about to 25F with some mild leaf damage at that temperature. This plant seems prone to get aloe mite but rarely seriously.

[bigdaddyscondition]

My Aloe thraskii.

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[mickthecactus]

A good looking plant and garden.

[Stan]

Is (or was) a A.thraskii in a very small yard near a friends house. I would call it the Brahma Bull Aloe..with those huge curving leaves and heavy trunk dominating the other smaller xeric plants.
Can't recall seeing them for sale at the Dry Garden in a smaller size for sale or I would have one.

[bigdaddyscondition]

Thanks Mick. I got this plant from a wildlife biologist I'm fortunate to have as a neighbor. We have traded a number of succulents, and he has some stunning aloes in a boulder-dominated xeriscape of a back yard. I'm waiting for an Aloe ramosissima he's going to give me once it's rooted.

Since a bad experience with aloe mite years ago I've been a bit gun shy about planting more. But these tree aloes are just too cool to miss out on.

[mickthecactus]

I have a spare ramosissima but not sure I can get it to you...

[bigdaddyscondition]

I have a spare ramosissima but not sure I can get it to you...

No worries, thanks! I'm good.

[bigdaddyscondition]

Here's an updated photo of my Aloe thraskii. I really like that it's a fast-growing plant compared to agaves.

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[Melt in the Sun]

Looks great! Also looks like it's doing well in hot sun...?

[bigdaddyscondition]

Looks great! Also looks like it's doing well in hot sun...?

Yes, it's a little bleached out in that photo, which shows the south-facing side of the plant. Here's the north side, more shaded from hot sun:

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[Melt in the Sun]

Thanks! Can't remember if that was on my list of aloes to try, but it should be.

Looks like you haven't gotten any frost in a few years at least? Nice F. macdouglii in the background...and the queen palms down the street look good too!

[bigdaddyscondition]

We haven't gotten down to 32 degrees F for at least two years, according to my thermometer. But the F. mac you see in the background got severe frost damage last winter, so I think that species is not hardy down to even 32 degrees. It has been the most vulnerable of all my succulents to low-temperature damage. I got some frost cloth to cover it in case we dip down below freezing, but haven't had to use it yet. It's going to weigh heavily on those delicate pointy leaves. Not sure how that's going to work.