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title: "I have the Aloe, he lost his leaves from black at the bottom of each.…"
description: "I have the Aloe, he lost his leaves from black at the bottom of each. I think he had mites but can I save him?? Propagation or something?"
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author: "Lilly"
published: "2024-12-15T02:40:07.119983Z"
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# I have the Aloe, he lost his leaves from black at the bottom of each.…

_Posted by Lilly on 2024-12-15_

I have the Aloe, he lost his leaves from black at the bottom of each. I think he had mites but can I save him?? Propagation or something?

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## 10 comments

### Plant lover 2000 commented on 2024-12-15

U dont think so... it looks rotted

#### Lilly replied on 2024-12-15

So you think he's done for?

#### Plant lover 2000 replied on 2024-12-15

I dont know if you can prop an aloe... but i really dont know how or if you can prop

### Tiff commented on 2024-12-15

Maybe cut off pieces that are not rotted, like further up the leaf, and propagate those? I'm pretty sure that's viable. Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm incorrect. I hope you can save him.

### Manic1 commented on 2024-12-15

I’d never heard of propping aloe from leaves but Google says yes you can…

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#### Manic1 replied on 2024-12-15

I think that’s your only option tbh.  
Your aloe looks like it has root rot but you should take it out of the pot and see if the roots are mushy. If it has any firm roots then you could remove the rotten bits and replant. Otherwise it’s the above method to try.  
Good luck 🤞🏼

### Melanie Z commented on 2024-12-15

Looks like crown rot. You got water between the leaves.

#### Lilly replied on 2024-12-15

Oh, yes I did. I didn't know that was bad 😅 can it recover from that?

### Melanie Z commented on 2024-12-15

No you can’t come back from crown rot. But I would try and water propagate the shoots.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-16

You can cut the tips off. Callus, and prop them. It's not as successful as division for them. But it's possible.

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