Aloe Arborenscens

* Ship Bare root (without pot and soil) Pot size is only notated for your reference. * If you are going plant your cactus or succulent in a pot, have it prepared beforehand with cactus mix soil (recommended), then water lightly. *If you going to plant it into the ground, ensure proper drainage *We Only ship Priority to ensure your Succulents plant will take between 2 to 3 days to arrive, we are not responsible for any the shipping carriers are delays. * My Jades have really short roots, We reefed to the gallons that are planted in the add so you can see or estimate the actual size of the plant, do not expect to receive any Jade with long roots, That's why these trees are easy to Trim and give a shape as a bonsai tree and plant them in a shallow pot. * We try to ship our succulent plants as soon as we get the order is customer responsibility to be aware of the plant arrival also customers will get a notification by email. If the customer wants to delay or change the day of the shipment please contact us as soon as possible. *We take great care in the packaging of your plants, but unfortunately the same cannot always be said in how they are handled once they leave us .*Is the customer responsibility to purchase a (Heat pack) if the Succulent plant is ship to a cold area, we usually recommended it if the whether is 35* or lower, If you are purchasing a large succulent plant please make sure you buy enough heat pack to cover the plant (1 heat pack every 12") We are not responsible for damages to the Succulent plant if is NOT enough coverage of the heat pack, and if is delay by USPS, the heat only will keep the box warm for 72 hours.

Aloe Arborenscens Category: Succulent Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) Origin: South Africa (Africa) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Red Bloomtime: Fall/Winter Height: 6-8 feet Width: 6-8 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Summer Dry: Yes Deer Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Aloe arborescens (Torch Aloe) – A large densely growing succulent shrub to 9 feet tall by an equal spread with branching stems holding many 18 inch wide rosettes of narrow recurved soft-toothed margined leaves that are dull green, yellow-green to sometimes blue-green depending on the location and amount of sunlight received. Coral-red flowers hang tightly on the unbranched inflorescences that rise 2 feet above the foliage in late fall and early winter. Plant in full sun (coast) to light shade. This drought tolerant plant does great in coastal California without any supplementary irrigation and is cold hardy to about 22 degrees F. It has long been in cultivation in California with it being listed as common in Pearl Chase's 1930 book An annotated List of Cultivated Plants Cultivated in Santa Barbara: Cacti and other Succulents. We have been growing this Santa Barbara signature plant since 1982. We also grow the yellow forms Aloe arborescens 'Lutea' and Aloe 'Yellow Torch' and the Aloe arborescens hybrid with Aloe ferox that is called Aloe x salm-dyckiana. This species has an extensive natural distribution in southern Africa, from Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi south through eastern South Africa, and then westward in a strip along the coast nearly to Cape Town. Much of its natural range receives summer or year-round rainfall but in our mediterranean climate this species has adapted well and thrives with our winter rainfall with very little to no summer irrigation. The specific epithet means "becoming a tree" for this plant's large stature, though a bit misleading as this plant is more of a large shrub. While we tend to call this plant 'torch aloe' for its stout vivid red flowers, a common name used in South Africa is Krantz Aloe, named for the Afrikaner word 'krantz' meaning a "rocky ridge" or "cliff" in reference to one preferred habitat, though this plant actually comes from varied habitats from down at sea level up to high in the mountains. The information on this page is based on research about this plant that is conducted in our nursery library, from online sources, as well as from observations made of this plant as it grows in the nursery, in the nursery's garden and in other gardens where we have observed it. We also incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes additional cultural tips that would aid others in growing Aloe arborescens.