One last thought before I stop harrassing you:
Glad you feel that way. I think the same thing. But for a little while there I was thinking you just wanted to pick at my words and harass me....
Crape Myrtle
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Glad you feel that way. I think the same thing. But for a little while there I was thinking you just wanted to pick at my words and harass me....
Attila Soos
Omono
Just an update on this tree. I met Bruce last weekend and he said that his cape myrtle is dying, it is 80% dead now. He didn't think that there was any mistake done, it's just the old age of the tree. Crape myrtles don't live to a great age, such as conifers.
How sad to lose such a great tree.
That's sad. How old does he think it is? I have an old one listed here http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1668
I'd hate to loose it to old age
Attila Soos
Omono
That's sad. How old does he think it is? I have an old one listed here http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1668
I'd hate to loose it to old age
I have no idea how old the tree is.
Of course, saying that the tree dies of "old age" doesn't tell us much. Nothing really dies of old age. Old age doesn't kill, only diminishes resistance to external pathogens, meaning that the tree cannot recover from disease. So if we reduce the chance of being infected, the old tree will live much longer.
Your monster tree seems to be in the prime of its life, so I wouldn't be at all concerned.
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Update....
This tree lost all its leaves, which is really weird because it usually doesn't do that until November December. I did move to a new home about 30 minutes North and a few weeks later both of my shohin crapes dropped their leaves like it were fall. I got color and all. Could a short distance like that really bring fall sooner? Only problem is...it's sprouting some new growth....
This tree lost all its leaves, which is really weird because it usually doesn't do that until November December. I did move to a new home about 30 minutes North and a few weeks later both of my shohin crapes dropped their leaves like it were fall. I got color and all. Could a short distance like that really bring fall sooner? Only problem is...it's sprouting some new growth....
At least I'm not the only one....has it happened to you before?
Just thought I'd share a pic of the ruby red new leaves that this variety of Crape has when first putting them on. I've also decided to keep it in this training pot for another season or two. Al got me thinking about the branch proportions between the top and the bottom. I'm going to see if I can let a couple sacrifice branches go on the bottom branches to thicken them up a bit more than the ones on the top.
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i love it. coming along nicely.
