Crape Myrtle 10 year+ Progression

[NewWorldBonsai]

Photos show the tree in 2014, 2020 and 2025.

What a wild ride, hoping to exhibit this bad boy in a few years. Does anyone have a good pot for this hah?

Full progression here https://www.newworldbonsai.com/blogs/crapemyrtlebonsai/crape-myrtle-progression-series

 

[bwaynef]

10 years well spent.

 

[UncleTrout]

Wow that tree is magnificent!

Did it respond okay to root pruning?

 

[roberthu]

This is wonderful! I recently just acquired a fairly old crape myrtle and it lacks lower branches. Any tips on promoting back budding on the trunk?

 

[Hack Yeah!]

This is wonderful! I recently just acquired a fairly old crape myrtle and it lacks lower branches. Any tips on promoting back budding on the trunk?

Cut everything off

 

[ZombieNick]

I also picked up one recently, very similar to the trunk you started with! It is a bit hard finding information on the species, any insights you have from your 10 years growing this guy? You ever let it go to flower?

 

[Ruddigger]

One of the best crape myrtle’s I’ve seen.

 

[Hartinez]

One of the best crape myrtle’s I’ve seen.

I thought the same thing. I’ve had nothing but trouble with them.

Great work @NewWorldBonsai

 

[baldone]

Nice, I have one now I am just starting, I can only hope it goes this well. I think this hobby has lowered my blood pressure. Everyone in the work world is always in a %$^& hurry so they do half ass work. 
This looks like a ghost figure from some movie I can't think of.

 

[Ruddigger]

Nice, I have one now I am just starting, I can only hope it goes this well. I think this hobby has lowered my blood pressure. Everyone in the work world is always in a %$^& hurry so they do half ass work. 
This looks like a ghost figure from some movie I can't think of.
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[baldone]

Was thinking nightmare before Christmas, just could not think of character