Honestly, this thing is out of control,” said one grower. “You just keep wondering if it is going to get any taller.” ...

For almost 30 years, the Century Plant took root at a Nags Head front yard. In short order, it sprouted a more than 40-foot ...

Agave at Oakland neighborhood stands at 27 feet as it undergoes death bloom 02:46. The life cycle of a massive agave plant in an Oakland neighborhood is coming to an end, and in death, it is ...

David Ortega sets a chunk of Agave americana piña on top of others on August 3, 2024. The mound of piñas will cook in this pit, covered by a tarp and dirt to insulate the heat, for about a week.

Miguel Cuevas, a gardening enthusiast from Palmdale, was surprised to find out the unusual, 30-foot-tall “tree” emerging from an agave plant in his yard was actually the rare, once in its ...

SPRING HILL — Local Hernando and Brooksville Garden Club member Connie Hopkins is preparing to say goodbye to a longtime ...

Now, California farmers have to learn what kinds of agave grow best in different parts of the state — like Agave tequilana, often called blue agave, or Agave americana.

Another agave americana, which was planted diagonally across from it, bloomed in July 2019. However, the agave that is flowering now is even taller. Related News.

David Ortego (left) and Gian Pablo Nelson (right) unload Agave americana piñas on August 3, 2024. Manola Secaira/CapRadio. A growing market for California agave spirits.

Other agave americana owners on social media are proudly posting their towering stalks. Westside farmer Joe Del Bosque snapped a photo of a row of agave plants with stalks reaching at least 25 ...

David Ortega (left) and Gian Pablo Nelson unload Agave americana piñas from their truck on Aug. 3. A growing market for California agave spirits.