trimming a cold-damaged aloe

My 12-inch potted aloe stayed on patio too long last fall, tips of leaves froze some. They’ve dried/healed now, but look bad. Can I trim off the dried tips safely? Should I cut back to live plant or just shorten the dead part?

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#1 Comment By Heather On 06/30/2011 @ 1:43 pm

Just trim away the dead areas. Cutting into the live parts of the leaves will only open up the plant to the possibility of disease.

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