How to prune aloe pluridens

Any time for dead lower leaves and spent stalks. Remove dried, persistent lower leaves by pulling downward or cutting flush against the trunk. Trim flower stalks after blooms fade. Avoid cutting into the growing tip or the live trunk tissue.

As needed. Aloe pluridens is a tall, tree-like aloe that can grow to several metres outdoors but is slower-growing as a houseplant. Remove dead lower leaves that dry and cling to the trunk to keep the plant tidy. Cut spent flower stalks after bloom. No heading-back or shaping of the trunk is recommended.

Remove dried, persistent lower leaves by pulling downward or cutting flush against the trunk. Trim flower stalks after blooms fade. Avoid cutting into the growing tip or the live trunk tissue.