Crepe Myrtle

[bonsaiman]

Just rescued a monster crepe Myrtle distined for cutting, base is 9 inches with root base of 14 inches. I'm hoping to save and revive this tree for my future project. Base was almost cut down but I saved it on time. It's still alive and giving out new growth in growing pot.

 

[bwaynef]

If you think you can ever get it to heal over, deal with, or incorporate it somehow, you might as well go ahead and chop that thing for taper. I have several crape myrtles of that size and I've opted to see if I can get a (huge) chop to heal. We'll see. They certainly give you an opportunity to work them pretty often.

 

[edprocoat]

Thats pretty big, what size Bonsai do you hope to wind up with? I am not familiar with collecting trees and growing new leaders when they are that size of a trunk but it would seem the new leader would have to be pretty large to look natural? If nothing else you have some nice fence posts there!

ed

 

[bonsaiman]

Just hoping to revive this monster,
so far new growth is showing,
i dont know yet what to do with it, hoping to cut it down when with lots shari and taperwhen recovered,
I dont know if air layering is possible with this tree