by RWhiz Sep 11, 2005 10:52 PM
my seedling in southern California
by palmbob Jan 21, 2008 4:21 PM
Maturing plant in Huntington Gardens
by palmbob Feb 5, 2008 5:44 AM
This plant has the thick trunk of both parents with the peeling trunk look of Aloe dichotoma
by palmbob Feb 5, 2008 5:46 AM
a farther shot of plant to give some idea what size this thing is... and still growing fast!
by palmbob Feb 5, 2008 5:51 AM
same plant as in first photo above 9 monts later... nearly doubled in size (or at least weight of leaves)
by palmbob Oct 1, 2008 3:02 AM
trunk is huge like Aloe barberae, but peeling like Aloe dichotoma... nice!
by palmbob Oct 23, 2008 1:37 AM
nursery plant, Ranch Soledad Nursery, San Diego county, California
by palmbob Nov 13, 2008 5:31 PM
grown in large numbers by Rancho Soledad nursery in southern California
by palmbob Nov 13, 2008 5:32 PM
old plant (flowered multi times by now), southern California, about 15' tall
by palmbob Aug 7, 2009 5:58 AM
10 year old cuttings, southern California
by palmbob Aug 7, 2009 5:59 AM
Very large plant in SoCal.
by ScottBB Feb 16, 2010 7:50 PM
New Aloe Hercules ready to be planted
by ogrejelly Mar 15, 2010 5:22 PM
I received this plant as a seedling about 3 years ago.
by Aloelover Jul 4, 2010 6:02 PM
boxed plant ready for sale
by palmbob Jul 18, 2010 7:17 PM
sale plants among some Aloe ramosissimas
by palmbob Jul 18, 2010 7:17 PM
my own plant, 2 years in the ground from 15 gal pot, now nearly 10' tall, still yet to branch, southern California
by palmbob Sep 6, 2010 2:31 PM
San Diego Botanic Garden
by growin Aug 22, 2011 11:04 AM
San Francisco Botanical Garden
by growin Sep 23, 2011 9:39 AM
6 year old plant (fifteen feet tall) showing nice thick trunk
by palmbob Apr 10, 2012 11:11 PM
first plant I have seen flower... just can see it peeking over top of plant (20' up in the air) January.
by palmbob Jan 18, 2013 2:43 PM
early february, Huntington Gardens, California
by palmbob Feb 1, 2013 5:24 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca. 12 years from a 24 inch cutting
by Kell Nov 19, 2014 6:35 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Nov 19, 2014 6:36 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Nov 19, 2014 6:36 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca. Growth over 7 years.
by Kell Nov 19, 2014 6:38 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Nov 19, 2014 6:38 PM
Huntington Gardens, December
by palmbob Dec 16, 2014 8:02 PM
Buds and branches a few months after decapitation.
by Baja_Costero Sep 9, 2015 6:38 AM
Dec, 2015 size.The Huntington. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 14, 2016 3:43 PM
2002 size, previous photo 2015 size. The Huntington. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 14, 2016 3:43 PM
San Diego, Ca. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Mar 14, 2016 4:54 PM
You can see why these are very popular.
by BayAreaTropics Apr 7, 2016 12:14 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Jul 18, 2016 10:08 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Nov 22, 2016 8:27 AM
Nov. 2016 size, look back at same plant in 2002, and 2015. The Huntington. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Nov 28, 2016 1:26 PM
Oct 20, 2017. This was a 6-8 inch tissue-cultured plant (from Rancho Soledad) purchased in 2009. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Oct 21, 2017 6:55 PM
Oct 20, 2017. This was planted from a 12-18" cutting purchased from Bill Baker in 2002. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Oct 21, 2017 8:11 PM
Tall tree to left front. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Dec 7, 2018 4:55 PM
Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California.
by Kell Dec 30, 2019 1:49 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Jan 14, 2020 1:21 PM
Copyright of Kelly Griffin of San Diego, Ca, the Altman Plants Succulent Plant Development Manager.
by Kell Mar 30, 2020 8:47 PM
Copyright of Kelly Griffin of San Diego, Ca, the Altman Plants Succulent Plant Development Manager.
by Kell Mar 30, 2020 8:48 PM
