This agave plant has reached majurity...it has to be 9 years old before you can extract the juices from the heart of the plant. see pic. 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfNxo2vkdUU
@bruni Was the name Agave already in there? My goodness, I was not paying attention!! I think Aloe and Agave are related- silly me for not seeing that you had the name in your commentary.
Enjoy it.
here is a link to watch the harvesting of the Agave plant.