I KNOW IT LOOKS A BIT LIKE PAUL THE OCTOPUS

Hi all you lovely people. Here's another gem on which I'd like some advice please. When this was given to me it was leaning at 90° trying to reach the light.
I've repotted it in suitable soil wuth sand & perlite and as you can see it now has some new growth in the centre. However, I'm not sure what to do with old leaves. Thank you in advance x

 

If that was mine I'd use some snips and cut off any leaves that are no longer creating energy for the plant.

 

Thank you. That's what I thought but it seems soon cruel

 

It's a kindness

 

Has it got roots, it looks like some kind of Aloe maybe, either its been bashed about or its not had any water for a long time.
It could actually replace the lost moisture in most of those limp leaves if you give it a chance, any that wither can then be cut off,

But I would leave it for the time being.

 

I would leave it alone as well. The old leaves will become dessicated but the goodness will be sucked up by the plant first.

 

Thanks Pete

 

Yes sorry forgot to say in my post that it is an Aloe. Yes i saw roots when I repotted it. Think I'll remove some of the very dark leaves now a and as you suggest leave it and see how it goes. Thanks again.

 

Yes I wondered if that might be the case hence why I was reluctant to snip them all off immediately. Thank you for the advice