Trim a Blue Agave 

Thank you for sharing it!

Good video! Agave and Lantana are two of my favorites.

Good video and I learned something. Thank you for putting it together. I learned the hard way about how NOT to trim a blue agave. Let's just say never use a small chain saw even at a low speed because it will throw back significant sap and/or fibrous material and (Murphy's Law) will come in contact with even the smallest patch of exposed bare skin. So, I just finished using a reciprocating saw on my Agave and it worked great because you can adjust the speed, keeping throw back to a minimum. Having done this correctly a few times now, just make sure that any bare skin is covered as much as possible. So, I would recommend long sleeves and pants, long welding or similar gloves, safety glasses, baseball cap or similar, and even a scarf wrapped around your neck covering up to your nose. The long welding gloves mentioned in one of the comments can protect you from the long needles as well as the sap.

Great Video. Thanks for providing help.

Elbow length welding gloves and a sawsall works amazing ✅🌵

Thanks for the video. Hopefully your tips will make my first attempt a successful one at trimming my agave. It's gotten pretty big and has pups too

Great vudeo. Thanks for all tge information

NICE HEALTHY BLUE, I'VE BEEN IN PROPERTY CLEANUP, WEED ABATEMENT AND TREE SERVICES, GREAT VIDEO MY BROTHER 👍

I really appreciate seeing this. Can you please tell me if my very large variegated agave will grow out from the center and fill out? I was in shock this morning when I saw that my maintenance “gardener” had cut off several leaves (mostly on one side) right in the middle and not even at the base! They weren’t in anyone’s way. They were healthy. And he didn’t ask me if I wanted it done. I feel sick over this. Is it completely destroyed or will it grow out from the middle of I cut the damaged ones to their base and also cut others to balance the look of the plant??? Thank you sooooo much!!!

*Oh my god, what a great agave! Super! I have not seen one! How old is she? Like!*

Hi, I was wondering if the leaves of the agave will grow back? My landscape had cut a huge amount without my consent. So was wondering if they will grow back in time? Thanks

You can probably sell the leaves or offer them up , people use them in some cooking recipes.

Would it be wise to cut off the dangerous part of the frond (halfway down?) first and then deal with the row you’re cutting that way?

I used a well sharpened shovel. Cuts like butter.

Is there a technique or practice for trimming the HEIGHT of Agave plants ? I have a few mature plants that I would like to scale back in BOTH height and width. I have done some trimming like you demo here, where I've removed complete stalks around the base, but I have never tried cutting into the length/height of a more central stalk. Also have a couple with bent and cracked stalks - can I cut into a stalk without cutting the entire "branch" off ? - Thanks

Common mistakes, we put agaves in the wrong spots. We don't thing it will grow so big and we will have no window anymore ...

I think is a bad location for your agave because what is the point to cut healthy pencas? The beauty of this 8 feet agave is to look full and open but is to close to the window. 🍃

Re plant those get 10 ft across .

Hey, how old approximately is that plant?

Good security bad if there is a fire

Why do you put the pups out to dry in shaded area? Can’t they be planted immediately?