mmp77
Seedling
My wife and I bought this lot and will be building a new home on it. There are 3 crepe myrtles at the front of the property and we are going to lose the two on the right.
This is a Google Street View screenshot cleaned up a bit but they are bare right now and spring is fast approaching here in Houston (Zone 9).
They're both huge old trees and I hate that we're going to lose them (our driveway will be in their place) but I thought I could give them a new life as bonsai.
Any suggestions on how to go about collecting them? Chopping the trunks down isn't the issue, getting them out of the ground is as I've never tackled something like this.
This is a Google Street View screenshot cleaned up a bit but they are bare right now and spring is fast approaching here in Houston (Zone 9).
They're both huge old trees and I hate that we're going to lose them (our driveway will be in their place) but I thought I could give them a new life as bonsai.
Any suggestions on how to go about collecting them? Chopping the trunks down isn't the issue, getting them out of the ground is as I've never tackled something like this.