It depends on what the container is made of. 10' tall in a container is pretty much going to guarantee frequent toppling if you don't have it tethered at multiple points (at least 3), or unless the container is large/heavy. Also, you should be sure that regular root work is in the plan if you want to prevent the predictable decline in vitality over time that you can expect w/o the mentioned attention. Al

Well, I don't know about the Zone 10 part, but I guess as long as the pot isn't black and baking in the sun all day... I have a number of them in containers, both regular sized crapes and some of the dwarf 'Fili' series. They make wonderful container plants, very easy to grow, bloom well, can be pruned to any size since they bloom on new wood anyway, and I pretty much can't kill them other than if I don't water. I would say absolutely, yes, would make a great container specimen.

I went to college in New Orleans. It was a horribly long, depressing, and expensive experience. There were many times when I was at the end of my rope. Honestly, I don't think I would still be alive, if the sight and fragrance of Crape Myrtles hadn't occasionally reassured me. So yeah, I can see why you want one. I have my desk positioned so that I can look out at my own beautiful CM. It's at least forty years old, and twenty feet tall, with a beautiful, unmolested, mature shape: very much a tree from the Jungles of India. The blooms are a rich orchid/violet color, and are at their peak right now. And yes, the tree continually tells me that everything will be all right. To grow one in New Hampshire, you will need: .A hardy variety .A sun trap (preferably a SE exposure beside your house) .Seriously deep mulch in winter Or: a miniature variety in a pot

Hi, Ken. No, I do not miss NYC one tiny bit. I love living in the Baltimore suburbs. Just waiting, as I said, for one of those little houses to come on the market and I will strike. Meanwhile, looks like my mini heuchie "Frost" won't be coming back. I'm waiting to see who else didn't make it through the winter before making an order to replace them. Every day or so, I am seeing another pip on someone else. You would have gone CRAZY at the Patuxent Nursery in Bowie, MD. They had stuff I've only read about, never seen in the flesh. They must have had 40 varieties of succulents for groundcover alone. They had many varieties of heuchies (but not any of the Lil Cuties group to which "Frost" belongs), but few hostas. Zillions of varieties of veggie starts, including chocolate cherry tomatoes my friend Mindy was seeking. They had several spectacular new varieties of petunia, one of which I bought ("Blackberry Cheesecake", gorgeous), lots of beautiful shrubs I'd never heard of before let alone seen, many varieties of Japanese maples, spirea, fruit trees, nut trees, just WOW! Mindy found a dwarf fig tree she'd been seeking and many other veggies she wanted. Their indoor succulent selection was tremendous--had varieties I'd never seen in the flesh. They had beautiful geraniums in unusual colors, and every kind of paver/flagstone/sand/river stones/boulders. Anyone who likes to garden would go out of their mind at this nursery, so it was a great birthday trip to make with a friend who also loves plants. My new crape myrtle is about 2' tall. It has a healthy crop of oxalis growing and flowering in the container's soil, so it's been around in that pot for a while. Should I be concerned that it is not leafed out yet? I am including a whole shrub shot below and a closeup of the top. I am wondering if I should prune the 4" real skinny twigs which cross at points. There are either no buds on them or only one or two.