	height	12–20ft
	width	8–15ft
	tolerates	Drought, Heat, Pots, Rooftops, Wind
	water needs	Low
	water info	Water every other week during summer when temperatures are warm and water monthly or not at all if winters are wet.
	hardy to	24F
	exposure	Full Sun
	indoor outdoor	Outdoor
	drainage	Requires Perfect Drainage
	fertilizing	All Purpose 1/2 Strength, Low Needs
	origin	NW South Africa
	california native	No
	sunset zones	13, 16, 18–24

OUTDOOR EXPOSURE GUIDE

Full Sun
Six or more hours of sun beams directly landing on the plant's leaves.

Part Shade
Three to five hours of sun beams directly landing on the plant's leaves.

Part Sun
One to two hours of sun beams directly landing on the plants leaves.

Full Shade
The plant is never fully lit by sun beams, but is in a bright spot or has dappled sunbeams playing over the leaves throughout the day.

Deep Shade
The plant never has dappled light on the leaves, and is in a place that feels dim, even on a nice sunny day.

SUNSET ZONES MAP

Growing Notes

Aloe dichotoma responds very poorly to heavy soils, and should not be planted in anything except sandy or rocky well drained soil. Clay is a hard no for this plant.

In pots plant in half cactus mix half pumice or lava rock and be sure the plant doesn’t stop the bottom hole.

Leaves shed cleanly once dry, leaving a trunk that is initially glossy and smooth. Later the characteristic vertical scales develop.

Pruning Aloe dichotoma will expose the punky inner structure and wounds are slow to heal.

Pale yellow flowers in fall, occasionally, but not always, in abundance.

Special Interest

This aloe is called the quiver tree because of it’s usefulness to people in it’s native habitat.

Propagating this plant by cutting is not possible.

Aloe dichotoma

Growing Notes

Special Interest

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