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Pruning an agave root
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carolmartin@bex.net
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Pruning an agave root
Agave experts, can I prune exposed root to straighten the plant in the ground? The roots are 1-3 feet long above the ground. The Agaves have grown sideways. I would like to trim the roots and replant so they stand straight. Can I do this without damaging the plant? Thanks.
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Gee.S
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Re: Pruning an agave root
I see a trunk, but not roots. I don't believe your plan will go well for your plants.
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: Pruning an agave root
That's a trunk, and it's nothing unusual for them to grow that way. It's too top-heavy to bear its own weight. Even if you managed to root the top if you cut it, it's just gonna happen again with this one in all likelihood. If the trunk bothers you, just plant something in front of it to hide it.
Species I'm growing from seed: Agave nizandensis, Agave difformis, Agave parryi, Agave schidigera, Aloe alooides, Aloe manandonae, Aloe dhufarensis, Aloe barbara-jeppeae, Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, Kerriodoxa elegans, Johannesteijsmannia altifrons, Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos, Licuala grandis.
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Re: Pruning an agave root
There are usually plenty of nice offsets there, hiding the trunk.meridannight wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:51 pm That's a trunk, and it's nothing unusual for them to grow that way. It's too top-heavy to bear its own weight. Even if you managed to root the top if you cut it, it's just gonna happen again with this one in all likelihood. If the trunk bothers you, just plant something in front of it to hide it.
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"