Crape/Crepe Myrtle : Deepest red flower?
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Comments (0)I have qyute a few red-flowering crepe myrtle seeds available. Looking for perennial flower seeds or cuttings, cactus seeds or offsets, or even something that you might recommend....See MoreSingle Trunk Crape/Crepe Myrtle (7a,7b)
Comments (17)You should be able to find single trunked specimens in Huntsville. After all, that's what is used, more often than not, in the landscapes in the area. Seriously, drive around the City and you'll see thousands of Crape standards. (I'm from Huntsville.) By ALL means, visit the locally owned garden centers/nurseries to ask for what you are looking for. The big box outlets won't help you, unless they already have some already in stock. You may need to look for larger trees to find one already trained to a single trunk. Those available in the smaller container sized will most likely be untrained shrub-form. I totally disagree that single trunked specimens are unpleasing. One needs to fit the form to the site. I like both options equally well, but like to see them matched to the location. And I've never found it particularly difficult to maintain a single trunk, as long as you keep up with it when the tree is still young. It doesn't take all that long for them to cease with all of that suckering....See MoreHow to stop a Crepe/ Crape myrtle from flowering?
Comments (7)A google search on key words "Preventing a tree from flowering" got several hits. One which is about a different tree - Tuilip Poplar "...snip.... One such product is ethephon, sold as Florel Brand Fruit Eliminator®. It must be applied at just the right dosage, at just the right stage of flowering (full bloom) and at just the right temperature range......snip...There is another product called Snipper® that is designed to be injected into the tree while the flowers are still in bud stage. However, the application uses a micro-injection system that requires skilled precision. Like other hormone treatments, timing and dosage are critical. This product should only be applied by a professional." They also said to contact a certified arborist. ============== "How to stop an olive tree from flowering" http://www.gardenguides.com/100300-stop-olive-trees-flowering.html "....snip....Apply a fruit-eliminating spray containing ethephon. Sprays with ethephon release a plant hormone called ethylene into your olive tree, which prevents it from flowering." Here is a link that might be useful: Flower prevention...See MoreCrepe (Crape) Myrtle update?
Comments (10)I remember back in 85 when we came in August to look at homes to buy that the crepe myrtles were in full bloom. I think 85 was the beginning of a 3 year drought. Our cross the street neighbors myrtles now, that had been murdered in mid April(pre frost) still have barely a sprig of green on them. They're on a sloped bed in all-day sun while other neighbors who have myrtles on flat ground,not pruned are recovering nicely. I can tell you from experience that crapes are next to impossible to kill unless they are water deprived. I had one cut down and the stump ground 6-8" below ground level. It came back up 2 years later. Simply remarkable!...See Morelorilei
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