Any cactus experts?

[craig333]

I have this rather large cactus in my yard and have no clue what kind it might be.

 

[DesertDave]

Looks like aloe to me, but I am no expert on anything.

 

[simimike]

What Dave said. I have some in my yard. Cut a leaf off and remove the skin. The pulp in the center is a natural antiseptic and will help wounds heal. I've tried it and it works ok, but not as good as store bought stuff. It works best on sunburn.


Mike

 

[Alley-Kat]

Aloe is correct, however, there are hundreds of varieties if you're looking for the specific name of it.

Take a leaf to a local nursery that sells lots of succulents.

Your photos don't show the edge features, such as, spike spacing, spike color, spike shape, etc. good enough for my wife who runs a succulent wholesale nursery to identify. Plus once I told her that you live in Sacramento, she said it's probably not one of the aloe varieties she propagates. That one is most likely a cold weather tolerant variety.

BTW, all cacti are succulents, however, NOT all succulents are cacti.
An aloe is a succulent, not a cacti.
It's tough for us novices to know much about these types of plants.
Way too complicated...

 

[craig333]

Thats in line with my Aunt the plant lady. I had a feeling someone was going to say thats not a cactus. Learn something new everyday. Aloe kind of makes sense. Probably planted by someone who wanted their own supply.