r4thomas
Orlando, Florida
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:45 pm Post subject: Is my Crepe Mrytle dead? Do I reprune it? |
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Ok, I live in Orlando Florida. I have had my home and three crepe myrtle trees (all pretty small only about 8 or 10 feet high and not real long branches)since I built the home in 2001.
Each year, I prune the trees back and they bush out quite nicely and then bloom lovely bright pink blooms. I have one in the front, one on the side, and one in the back. Last year the one on the side never did fill out very well and although it bloomed it was never quite right (sort of peaked as my grandmother used to say). This year all began sprouting leaves about the same time. The one in the back never kept going though. The new growth was sparse and then just shriveled up and died. The other two are grown in nicely and blooming. The one in the back is nothing but sticks. Nothing green anymore. So, is it dead? Do I try to reprune or just dig it up or what? Very sad to see it go. It always added such nice color. sigh.
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toni
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North Texas, Zone 8a
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:53 am Post subject: |
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I would guess that something has killed that tree, digging it up and starting over is probably the way to go.
I read somewhere recently that cutting them back every year weakens them, making them more susceptible to diseases. I have two really large ones out between the sidewalk and the street and other than trimming off low limbs over the sidewalk or street they are left to grow as they will. Both are over 20 feet tall and wide and loaded with blooms every summer.
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StillPinkie
Panama City, Fl
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:31 am Post subject: |
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Does the leave or bark have what looks like light gray powder on it? The nursey I worked at lost all thier crepes do to powdery mildew.
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