Crape Myrtles - Good/Bad
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Comments (5)There are two different species of Wax Myrtle (Northern Wax Myrtle and Southern Wax Myrtle). The Northern is semi-evergreen to deciduous; Southern one is deciduous. Northern one would probably is a better choice for you. Regarding the Crape Myrtles, many are fine to zone 6b/7a. Most all of mine survived...even after the Winter from he// (deep snow probably helped with that btw). The thing is, you need to consider heat requirements (as well as cold minimums). If a zone does not experience enough Summer heat, the wood may not properly ripen. So ironically, there are many semi-tropicals that will grow robustly in the Mid-Atlantic zone 7ish climates that do less well in Pacific NW (Zone 8+ climates). Crapes have a relatively high, Summer heat requirement. It's July, see any in bloom around you. Finally, you specifically wanted a 'tree'. Crape may be a viable option for you as a shrub (with some degree if annual dieback), but not sure if a tree is possible. Give it a try and good luck!...See MoreIs now a good time to plant crape myrtle seeds?
Comments (3)Planting seeds from a dwarf cultivar may not (is unlikely to) produce offspring of similar size or even color. Your seed grown plants are likely to attain a variety of sizes and bloom various colors. In other words, you won't get consistent or dependable traits. If you really want to grow them from seeds, that's cool. I just want to make sure you know what to expect. If you are wanting plants similar to your original plant, you should definitely consider growing new plants from cuttings....See MoreCrape Myrtle success in Phoenix?
Comments (12)Mac, you wanted it because they are spectacular when they bloom. There is a backyard on the Paradise Valley Parkway that has 3 huge ones. The bloom is amazing. I do find, as nc-crn mentions, that deep watering can make the difference. I have 6 plants that all take quite a bit of water so I turn the hose on real low and leave it on the plant for a minimum of 24 hours, then it's moved to the next for the same treatment. Sometimes I forget to move the hose but they are basically watered once a week or so and mine has done well on this routine. Across the street is one on irrigation, the schedule in summer is water every 2 weeks, but it's deep. That one grows and blooms....See MoreWill "Miami" Crape Myrtle grow in zone 7A (Maryland)?
Comments (9)Thanks embothirium, the linked article was interesting. The engineer in me wishes there was a way to get a more accurate and (somewhat) tailored growth estimate for a given species but I think the bottom line is that there are way too many variables/unknowns at play. Thanks Todd. I didn't know the foliage on the miami was larger; interesting. After a bunch of phone calls, I found another nursery (an hour away) that has a few 15 gallon specimens although they subsequently told me they were ~5 feet tall(including the container) which sounds a little small for a 15 gallon. I may call back this weekend to try and get clarification before I drive out there with our CRV. I had 2 (25/30 foot) Ashe trees in our front yard that died from the Emerald Ashe borer and had to be removed last year. I don't want to put the crapes in the same exact spots but I'll use them to fill in some of the open space (void). I'm struggling a little with where in our front yard I should plant them. There are definitely places I don't want to plant them due to: (a) county/utility easements (not too close to the road or power lines), (b) existing trees/plants that require spacing, (c) views/sight-lines from inside the house that we don't want to obstruct, and similarly (d) views from the street we don't want to obstruct. It's these latter two considerations and imagining how the (mature) trees would look if they were planted at one location versus another that I find challenging....See MorePallida
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