crape myrtle

Starting a thread here for my Dwarf Crape Myrtle that I can update periodically. I purchased one from a nursery last spring that had multiple trunks. I was able to separate them when I repotted into bonsai soil and this one I thought had a nice trunk. I chopped some of the branches back and...

Used Bloom fertilizer last fall and winter. Had many more flowers this year. After the blooms I'll once again prune. Also in a much smaller pot this year.

Bought this pocomoke spring 2023. The cost was $65. Has a 3” base. Repotted into colander spring 2023 shortly after. Heavily pruned mid may 2024. I want to keep the upright form going. Planning to chop a couple more branches flush with the trunk next year. Got way more buds than I thought...

Hello everyone, I have attached a photo of 2 Crape Myrtles I have collected a little less than a month ago. The other two not shown are in black bags in the shade and misted when needed to try and produce buds. They are being my problem children. Anyways, my two that are growing are shown and...

Hello all, A while back I posted about my collection of a Crape Myrtle that I collected from my yard. I’ve attached a picture of the 4 crapes that came from the larger tree. All 4 have roots and are wired into their boxes in a well draining mix. 2 of them seem to be doing well and the buds...

Ok, so I have a basic horticultural question. It does apply to one of my recent collections of a Crape Myrtle. I took out a CM from my yard and have cut the rootball into 4 sections. They are currently wired in planter boxes and it’s just a waiting game now for buds to start popping. However...

Hello all, Zone 8a. I am getting new landscaping put in and in an attempt to beat the landscapers, I dug out one of four, 25’ Crape Myrtles in my front yard. I have the option of getting all 4 obviously but I don’t think I have the time (or energy) for all of them before work is started next...

38 inches tall - 30+ years old My father planted this tree in the back yard in the early 90's. It was slowly dying. I fertilized it for a year and eventually collected it when it seemed to be healthier in 2021.

Ripped out this crepe myrtle earlier in the summer that was unwanted but I have no idea what to do with it. I can’t seem to find any kind of structure fitting for a bonsai. If I just chop off all the top and leave a fat stump I’d be waiting 15 years for a decent sized new leader to come in...

Unkown variety, I haven't let it flower yet, but I believe it is pink. I've had this crape since spring of 2019, bought it from @VAFisher (still have the pokomoke group too 👍), along with the Sara Rayner pot. It was clear from the beginning that he took good care of it and put some great detail...

I read there are crepe myrtle / Lagerstroemia indica that were bred for Zone 5. I would like to add a few to my growing field, they have such pretty bark. Please tell me anything you know about this, especially if you have first hand experience

This is my Crape Myrtle that I rescued from my moms garden bed! I have had it for four years now. I just repotted it in the spring. Looks like I got some flowers this year!!

I recently transplanted this one this spring. I'm glad to see flowers and buds. I think that's a good sign the transplant went well.

This is a crape myrtle (CM) I picked up at local nursery a little while back: I love the bark and nebari looks good, I thought... After consulting w/ the GREAT @Stickroot , I decided to heed his advice and chop it back...keeping only the small trunk untouched, thinking I might make it a...