Aloidendron ramosissimum

[Tracy]

3 hours ago, Garcia3 said:

@msporty Thank you very much!  I try to follow that same advice but my garden has turned into a hodgepodge of plants I love!  Now I just try to group things if & when possible into a pleasing manner,  well... pleasing to my eyes at least, lol.  I've never done an official garden post but I'll definitely consider it.  And yes, pictured with the A Ramosissima above is Mangave - Lady Lavender and Agave - Montana.  @Tracy One more pic of a much older A. Dichotoma to give you a sense of what the trunk can get to on these guys.  This isn't my garden, it is a Nursery up in Cave Creek, A. Ramosissima will be a shorter form of what you see below. 

Last summer my wife and I were out walking through Solana Beach and spotted this older specimen.  I guess the follow up questions are how long to get to this size and space demand.  Beautiful garden by the way.  I have to admit. My planting style is more of an eclectic mix as opposed to groupings.  Perhaps I would be more creative with groupings if I weren't so space constrained.  I can still admire it in other's gardens. 

[Tracy]

Not enough space in the long run for this Aloidendron dichotomum, but I wanted to get it out of the pot.  It is one of the two in the second batch I originally purchased as Aloidendron ramosissimum but both are A dichotomum.  This is from autumn of 2019 so about 3 1/2 years from my original photos in this string, before I discovered the incorrect id.  It has definitely sped up after putting in the ground.  I have 13 year old Hercules, which is pretty massive now, so I'm glad this doesn't have the hybrid vigor that it does.

[Jubaea_James760]

@Garcia3, @Tracy, beautiful specimens! I love these. Going to get one & keep in a pot 😁

[Silas_Sancona]

Tohono Chul Park ( Tucson ) Specimen. Garden recently saw a couple inches of Snow there.

[Tracy]

12 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Tohono Chul Park ( Tucson ) Specimen.

Wow that one has really long leaves if that is the appropriate name for them.  It is really interesting to see the different growth habits.  The fact that it grows at that elevation exposed to some snow is a good sign for James growing them successfully through winter in Hesperia.  The other good thing about this species, is that James can also grow it in a pot, and move it into a sheltered position when the worst winter temps arrive.  It will be interesting to compare the specimens growing at lower elevations in the Phoenix area to this one since there is a bit of a shift up in temperature ranges, both highs and lows.

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, Tracy said:

Wow that one has really long leaves if that is the appropriate name for them.  It is really interesting to see the different growth habits.  The fact that it grows at that elevation exposed to some snow is a good sign for James growing them successfully through winter in Hesperia.  The other good thing about this species, is that James can also grow it in a pot, and move it into a sheltered position when the worst winter temps arrive.  It will be interesting to compare the specimens growing at lower elevations in the Phoenix area to this one since there is a bit of a shift up in temperature ranges, both highs and lows.

I was thinking something similar ..It might do alright for him if sheltered from the worst winters / hottest part of summers up there..

As far as the garden, it sits in one of the warmest sections of Tucson itself ..Listed as 9b, though it could be a touch warmer there now.. and in the area of Tucson where Oranges / other citrus, i think.. were grown.

As noted in the past, they have a -scraggly ( growing up through denser canopy ) but alive Colvillea racemosa  in a different area  and while they do get nipped during colder winters, the Desert Ficus ( F.. palmeri and petiolaris ) in the " Nacapule Canyon " section of the garden have survived since being installed years ago.

Then, as noted in the past, there is this..  No idea how it survives there since they're " supposed" to be relatively cold sensitive. Wall / narrow bed help for sure, but would expect to see scars from previous damage to the tops.. Have yet to see any growing here -though  i'm sure someone -somewhere around Phoenix is growing them.



This as well.. Assuming it isn't covered during the coldest part of the season, curious to see how it looks after this winter.