Crape Myrtle questions
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Comments (1)That depends on how big it is when you dig it up. That said, Crapes are so tough anything is possible. A friend of mine dug up three 20 year old Natchez crapes in early spring (trunks probably 4 to 6 inches in diameter), drug them across the lawn, planted them, and they all lived. Amazing! Anyway, if yours isn't too big, the answer is yes. Even if it is, I bet you could prune the top to be roughly the size of the root ball you're able to get up and it would probably live. To give yourself a fighting chance, I'd wait until fall to do it. Also, remember that alot of Crape Myrtles put up suckers. You might just try digging a sucker with as much root as you can and pottting it up. It would be an extremely good bet....See MoreCrape Myrtle Questions
Comments (2)the best thing you can do is just leave it alone for a while. Too much care can be a bad things sometimes. If your soil is poor, I would suggest you get some compost and add that around the crape myrtles. A layer of mulch will also help. Give it a year to grow before you decide how you want it shaped....See MoreCrape Myrtle Question
Comments (1)It sounds like the variety of crepe myrtle that you got are not completely hardy in your location. Some are more cold hardy than others and in the colder zones they often die back to the ground like what you described. Will they recover, you ask? Well probably but they could end up dying back again next winter. You may as well replace them with something more suitable for the climate or a hardier variety....See MoreCrape Myrtle question
Comments (21)I've read that propagation from root suckers is best done in the spring but in my stubborness I cut 3 suckers (white) yesterday, potted them and am keeping them moist in the greenhouse. Plesantly surprized this morning while working in the greenhouse to find 2 of the 3 sucker plantings finally showing new growth! Took 6 weeks. Still high and dry in MWC with our first frost of the season Wednesday morning. I didn't cover up the night before because the wind was so strong the covers would have probably blown to Texas by morning. I got lucky with only so slight frost burn on a couple of tomatoes and the squash. That afternoon a couple of the Superfantastic even had multiple blooms. Looks like I'll make it to next Wednesday (by the forecast)then harvest the green beans and squash for Thanksgiving. Probably a couple hundred of green tomatoes and several peppers. All and all with the fall planting and rejuvination of the tomatoes, I had a decent year despite all of the setbacks. Keith...See MoreDave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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