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 ...

The agave americana plant at the Clovis Botanical Garden, photographed Friday, June 20, 2025 in Clovis, CA. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA [email protected] ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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.