Spring, before it leafed out. Probably pointer finger thick. Stuck in pumice, covered with plastic bag.
Crape Myrtle Crazy
- Thread starter VAFisher
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penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I can't see anything you did wrong though I collected mine when it was still pretty cold about a month ago. Last year I stuck about 18 cuttings and ended up with 14. This year I have about 18 under a dome that are leafed out quite a bit. Another few I have without the dome and they are slower. I also put 16 directly into a grow bed outside. They haven't moved yet. Don't know how that will work but it requires almost nothing from me beyond the 15 minutes required to do so.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
badatusernames
Omono
I just got five seedlings from Matt Ouwinga
nothing on 'em yet, just sticks
I already put a washer on one and planted it in a terracotta grow pot. Theoretically I could plant them in the ground, but the best place to do it would be by a fence that unfortunately would probably put it on the lower end of the six hours of direct sunlight I have read it wants.
nothing on 'em yet, just sticks
I already put a washer on one and planted it in a terracotta grow pot. Theoretically I could plant them in the ground, but the best place to do it would be by a fence that unfortunately would probably put it on the lower end of the six hours of direct sunlight I have read it wants.
Maybe I'll try again, that thing grows like a beast and needs to be cut back every year. I had a smaller one in my perennial garden, but my husband thought it was a weed tree and dug it up last year.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
It must have been your husband. My wife was not anywhere in your neck of the woods .... honest.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
Hey Fisher. Question for you on your crapes. My local nursery was selling 1 gallon and I think 3 gallon size pokomokes. I was excited when I saw this because of your favorable talk of them! I bought 1 of each. So far so good after hard chops of both the roots and foliage. My question though is how much protection you give them over winter? I’m in zone 7b here but our winters are vastly drier than yours I think.
Hack Yeah!
Omono
See post 123
Hartinez
Masterpiece
Good lookin out.
VAFisher
Masterpiece
7b here as well and I keep all my crapes in my garage on a shelf. They would probably be fine outside 90% of the time but we do get down into the teens or even single digits on occasion. I keep them on a shelf where I see them everyday and can water when needed. That said my last remaining Pokomoke (sold a few gave a few away) has acted very strange the last 2 years. Last year it didn't leaf out until late June and it's still not leafed out this year. I think I've managed to confuse the shit out of it.
My regular (non dwarf) crapes all leafed out like normal and they sat on the same shelf all winter.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
That is strange. I will say, I chopped two pokomoke and two standard crapes (Natchez and Acoma). Both of those have leafed out and extended 6-7inches. The pokomokes were chopped 2 weeks later and are much slower to push. They both are pushing now, but slowly.
VAFisher
Masterpiece
The form is coming together on this crape that I dug up a couple years ago. Everything just needs to grow and thicken but I'm really happy with it so far.
The chop is healing well.
The chop is healing well.
VAFisher
Masterpiece
This one is starting to mature and the base is getting better. I may adjust the planting angle slightly on the next repot.
VAFisher
Masterpiece
Little guy doing well.
VAFisher
Masterpiece
Picked up a honker today. This was one of those better to ask for forgiveness than permission situations. The wife was a little peeved when she found out how much I paid (anything over $100 for a srupid tree is crazy to her) but its totally worth it to be in the doghouse for a while. Its about 3 feet tall with about a 6" trunk.
I'll buy her some flowers or something...
I'll buy her some flowers or something...
Hartinez
Masterpiece
BOOM!!! Grown for bonsai i assume? Thats a $300 tree at least. That is only going to get better and I’m sure the base also just gets better below the soil. Wifey will be ok.
VAFisher
Masterpiece
Yeah originally a nursery tree that the guy had been working for several years. Selling all his stuff and getting out of the hobby. Its been in that tub for 4 years he said. The repot is gonna be a job and a nice pot might be cost prohibitive for a while. I'm definitely going to compact the canopy some so we'll see what size pot its gonna take.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
You could probably get a dope yixing pot for a great price as a place holder for several years until you get what you like. Such a great start though.
You better think bigger...
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Wow that's a monster.
Nice start though.
It is going to make a nice tree
As for the wife...take her out for a nice dinner at a nice place.
Nice start though.
It is going to make a nice tree
As for the wife...take her out for a nice dinner at a nice place.
