Black Diamond Crepe Myrtle
raestr (z8 Central Ala)
8 years ago
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Brad Edwards
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (3)Welcome Welcome Welcome you can call me nerdish # 2. I remember my first post I was just excited as you are right now. There is a huge bank of knowledge here that is for sure. You picked a good variety to start with off that being the lemon . Next I would try a bearrs lime, that will really impress your friends when your having a party on your deck and you pull off a lime or lemon to garnish their drinks.Those were my first 2 and people just could not believe I could grow these trees this far north. I really hope you enjoy the forum and keep thinking summer willl be here before you know it....See Morelooking for unusual Helleborus
Comments (12)I saw some new hellebores at Lowes this weekend. The plants were about quart size Pink Frost I think about $10. It is funny to me that they get them in this late because Lowes is one place that marks down drastically before Christmas trees come in November. I am already checking for sale plants. Last week I got 4 six packs of ratty pansies for 25 cents about one penny a plant. It was supposed to be 25 cents each or a dollar. I would have corrected him but I didn't look at the ticket. Today I got a Black Diamond crepe myrtle for $6 or $7 - half price and pinks for 25 cents a six pack. All the pansies and violas look ratty to me this year. I'll have to drive to Ozark nursery to see theirs. I always have better luck with violas than pansies. I don't even really like pinks but after frost when I pull up stuff I might put them in the vegetable garden. I got pinks last fall very cheap 10 cents a six pack and they were pretty in spring....See MoreCrepe Murder & Cutting Propagation
Comments (7)Crepes seem pretty tolerant. I bet you could mow even a new transplant to the ground and have it resprout. Also, if you do root a cutting you may actually have a better start than a butchered tree. So if the tree fails you have only lost soo much....See MoreAnything else for this young crape myrtle?
Comments (8)I bought a black diamond crepe myrtle last year, and it had been butchered much like this one. It did not bloom, but I did thin it out and tip prune it this winter. Before: After (about 2 months ago, looks really good now): If it stops raining I will go out and take a new photo since it has all of its leaves. Also, all crepes bend over when they flower. The green tape should prevent them from breaking....See Morewaynealabama
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