Can you show us a picture of your Aloe, please? Some are tree Aloes, meant to grow tall on a stem. Others can be trimmed back when they get "tall". A picture will help us give you proper advise.

I read an older post last night and someone said their aloe may be getting taller instead of bushier because it isn't getting enough sunlight. I always considered mine to appear healthy, but now I'm wondering if it is actually trying to climb for light.

Would I be able to cut it somewhere in the middle, wait for the stem to scab over, and then plant that top portion back into soil and hope roots will form?

Well, it isn't as giant as I know it can get. Considering how tiny it was when I got it, compared to now... it seems giant. It is getting all wonky in the direction it is growing, as well. It swings to the left, then back to the right, and at this point it leaning so far over it is nearly a 90 degree angle if I don't have it propped with a stake.

Sounds like a trade is in order. Maybe some one will want your Aloe. I can send you some Hybrid Aloe Seedlings (2 yr.) I have. Message me.

Stush

Thank you for the offer. I plant to keep it, though. I think for the time being I am just going to go up to a bigger pot as I did for another of my aloe plants. We'll see down the road what I end up doing.

Yes, you can behead your Aloe. Here is a thread discussing just that. http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1813297/can-you-behead-an-aloe?n=5

Can you tote your plant outside during the summers? Of course you would have to wean it into the sun, but I think your plant would benefit even if it has to come back inside for the winter.

While your plant is rooting, I would keep it in bright shade (if outdoors).

It does look like it could use more light

Thanks for the help! I was too chicken to behead it.... Though I was THIS close today to doing just that. Last minute I just couldn't do it. I was too worried it wouldn't recover and I'd have just killed it. So, instead I pulled off quite a few of the bottom leaves (some that really needed to come off anyway) and planted it into a bigger pot. I think some day I'm going to have to behead it... but today just wasn't that day.

I do think I will take it outside for the summer months. I agree, it would be a lot happier if it could enjoy the heat of summer outside and not in the window

fortunerose, your aloe actually looks like it could be A. vera, but perhaps kept too dry and certainly needing more light. If you do take it outside, don't immediately place it in direct sun, it will sunburn. Put in shade and gradually move it to more and more light, eventually to full sun. I'd think full sun in a 6a location wouldn't be too intense. My big A. vera's are getting full sun right now in central Fla.

Russ

For future reference, here's a giant Aloe in the center of the photo. Note the size of the people standing just to the lower right of it.

Here's one from the L.A. Arboretum with a mourning dove inside:

Here is a relatively small plant in my front yard:and another across the street from me:
This is what can happen if you do not cut them back. Eventually, they become ground cover and a tangled mess. They are nice when they bloom, however. Even indoors they can get quite large and try to take over.

Hoovb, that aloe is massive. Is it in Calif and if so, where?

Lars, which aloe is that small one in your front yard? The one across the street looks like A. arborescens. I really like the big aloes, lots of miniatures on the market right now.

You Calif folks sure are lucky when it comes to succulents, perfect temps, weather, etc. I have a big collection of sansevierias, the rare ones are much easier to find there than Florida.

Russ