Small Crape Myrtle first styling

[YamadoriFL]

I picked up this 24” tall CM from a local nursery and re-potted in good medium about 10 days ago. It recovered just fine so I cut it back and wired it tonight. Cut it down to about 10” tall.

Not sure of the cultivar yet. I did take cuttings and have them set up to root. Thanks for any comments.

 

[just.wing.it]

Not a bad start.
In the future, you may find the smaller trunk to be too straight.

 

[YamadoriFL]

The 3 woody cuttings rooted in about 15 days and are throwing off nice aerial roots now. I think they’ll make nice small trees.

 

[YamadoriFL]

Update. With sacrifice branch.

 

[YamadoriFL]

Update. These grow fast. Took 4 more cuttings. Sacrifice branch is about to bud. Fun tree to grow. I’ll know what cultivar it is after seeing the flowers.

 

[Hack Yeah!]

Love em, cut the daughter down next year to remove the straight section. Super appically dominate. Cut the top half of shoots next season every time they reach 4 or 5 leaf pair and you'll have a fabulous start to some ramification. Reminds me a should start a thread... have fun with yours

 

[YamadoriFL]

Here is an update on this. It’s doing well and I also have 4 established cuttings from the same.

 

[YamadoriFL]

I’m liking the direction that one of the cuttings is taking a bit better than the mother plant however. I think the exposed root style is working for this one.