Aloe sabaea

[Josue Diaz]

Came home to find my 3 year old sabaea decapitated. Not sure what happened. There is about 18 inches of trunk left in the ground. Will sabaea branch below the break? I will try to root this top piece but I'm super bummed by it breaking.

[Silas_Sancona]

41 minutes ago, Josue Diaz said:

Came home to find my 3 year old sabaea decapitated. Not sure what happened. There is about 18 inches of trunk left in the ground. Will sabaea branch below the break? I will try to root this top piece but I'm super bummed by it breaking.

Bummer,

Tough call on if the top will root.  Ime, Seems a little short and may not have developed enough woody tissue to see it through the rooting process..  Doesn't mean it isn't worth trying though. Would definitely cut off the lowest leaf, dip the end in Sulfur Powder, and pot in Turface / Pumice Only..  NO organics in the soil mix, and keep in bright shade..  Similar process as you'd go through rooting Plumeria Cuttings.

As far as the trunk?  Hopefully others growing it have had theirs produce new growth if damaged,  but mine didn't and just rotted.. Keep in mind, that's under our conditions here ...and in a pot.  May respond differently in the ground.

[Peter]

I had a branch fall off a tree and knock the head off my sabaea, about the same size as yours.  I rooted out the broken head, and the trunk produced 3 heads;  I eventually took 2 of them off and rooted them, and left the original trunk with one head.  Best thing that ever happened :-).  Having said that; it's a close call if your head will root but I'd follow Nathan's suggestions and see what happens.  And hopefully your trunk will produce heads like mine did.

[Josue Diaz]

13 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Bummer,

Tough call on if the top will root.  Ime, Seems a little short and may not have developed enough woody tissue to see it through the rooting process..  Doesn't mean it isn't worth trying though. Would definitely cut off the lowest leaf, dip the end in Sulfur Powder, and pot in Turface / Pumice Only..  NO organics in the soil mix, and keep in bright shade..  Similar process as you'd go through rooting Plumeria Cuttings.

As far as the trunk?  Hopefully others growing it have had theirs produce new growth if damaged,  but mine didn't and just rotted.. Keep in mind, that's under our conditions here ...and in a pot.  May respond differently in the ground.

Thanks I'll let it dry a few more days and put it in pumice. Fingers crossed!

12 hours ago, Peter said:

I had a branch fall off a tree and knock the head off my sabaea, about the same size as yours.  I rooted out the broken head, and the trunk produced 3 heads;  I eventually took 2 of them off and rooted them, and left the original trunk with one head.  Best thing that ever happened :-).  Having said that; it's a close call if your head will root but I'd follow Nathan's suggestions and see what happens.  And hopefully your trunk will produce heads like mine did.

That's reassuring! I read also that frost damaged sabaea have sprouted at the break also. 

[Tracy]

On 7/19/2022 at 7:03 PM, Josue Diaz said:

my 3 year old sabaea decapitated. Not sure what happened. There is about 18 inches of trunk left in the ground. Will sabaea branch below the break? I will try to root this top piece but I'm super bummed by it breaking.

I wasn't familiar with this Aloe by name, but when I looked it up, I know I have seen it in a garden or botanical garden previously.  I would be bummed if I had that happen to this species as well, as it is very attractive.  Hopefully you will have something akin to Peter's experience and just get a bonus out of the deal.  I guess I would still be curious as to what happened so you can try to avoid it in the future though.  Good luck Josue.