Aloe baineseii
Tree Aloe
Description
This slow-growing tree has a heavy, mottled gray trunk with forking branches. It produces 2'-3' leaves in rosettes and rose/pink flowers that appear in fall or winter. This tree can reach 30' tall and 20' wide. Leaves are long, evergreen, thin, channeled, curved with toothed margins. It does best in full sun with loamy soil. Great for large containers. Deer resistant. Botanical name changed to Aloidendron barberae. Trunk can eventually reach 3' in diameter. Roots may be invasive so plant away from structures.
Sun
Full
Water
Low
Growth Rate
Slow
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
Invasive
Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs.
If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.