New dwarf crepe myrtle tree

[Zerobear]

Here's my dwarf from this year, March 7th, 2021 through Sept 17th. If you don't want to cut yours down you'll at least need to bring it into a reasonable silhouette.

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Good movement. I like the pot too.

 

[VAFisher]

I'm with @Bonsai Nut on this one. I would want to chop it way back. I usually don't agree with the standard advice around here of chopping the crap out of everything, but in this case, that's what I would do. The compact growth and fine twigging really lend themselves to a mame or shohin size tree. Here is an example of one I did. This is the pokomoke dwarf variety. Just don't make the mistake I did and let it get too dry over the winter. The small pot doesn't leave a lot of margin for error and mine was just starting to get good after 3 years of work before I killed it

 

[Carol 83]

This is the pokomoke dwarf variety. Just don't make the mistake I did and let it get too dry over the winter. The small pot doesn't leave a lot of margin for error and mine was just starting to get good after 3 years of work before I killed it

Yikes, that's a tough loss. I recently got a pokemoke, and I am delighted with it.

 

[VAFisher]

Yikes, that's a tough loss. I recently got a pokemoke, and I am delighted with it.

It was a tough loss but all part of the game. That's not nearly the nicest tree I've killed over the years.

Pokomoke is a nice variety to work with. They develop really fast.

 

[Katie0317]

Dwarf crape myrtle in December 2021 and in July 2022. I've never tried to shape in but I cut blooms off daily. Too much of a drain on the tree. I call it my Doctor Suess tree.

 

[penumbra]

Aptly named. I like it. But I disagree with flower cutting unless a tree is very weak.

 

[Katie0317]

I'd just finished removing a bunch of flower clusters. I leave the buds and let it bloom but then take them off long before they die. There's just way more than the tree needs.

I'll remove a few branches but people had suggested I chop it aggressively in the beginning but I saw something in the tree and kept it intact. I'm glad I did.

It's odd but I like it too. Thanks Penumbra.

 

[penumbra]

I'd just finished removing a bunch of flower clusters. I leave the buds and let it bloom but then take them off long before they die. There's just way more than the tree needs.

That makes perfect sense top me. I see that you are enjoying the flowers.