Maury Ballstein Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 A lot of passion for the trees. Great work man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) When did Jboyst start wearing wings? Edited March 29, 2015 by Wacka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 When did Jboyst start wearing wings? I expected that to be asking when did I start wearing wings and spandex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Anyway Crepe Myrtles, boxwoods and such were status symbols in the South back in the day because they symbolized old money. Old houses not destroyed in the civil war and after had older plants - the slow growing ones especially - showed power & money. Here is my oldest Crepe Myrtle back in the first of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Anyway Crepe Myrtles, boxwoods and such were status symbols in the South back in the day because they symbolized old money. Old houses not destroyed in the civil war and after had older plants - the slow growing ones especially - showed power & money. Here is my oldest Crepe Myrtle back in the first of the month. crepey picture When I lived in Texas the crepe myrtle was the "town tree/bush/shrub." Builders had to plant one at each new house site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 The crepe myrtles are everywhere in Hampton Roads. This guy would be pissed if he traveled around here, it's crepe murder everywhere. Think Im carving a few up w the chainsaw method myself. @jboy. They exaggerating the negative effects or what ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 The crepe myrtles are everywhere in Hampton Roads. This guy would be pissed if he traveled around here, it's crepe murder everywhere. Think Im carving a few up w the chainsaw method myself. @jboy. They exaggerating the negative effects or what ? Not as much as you'd hope. I looked for a good picture of my big one, I only have a few with it in the background. It took about 4 hours one day to prune i up right. But, you really have to prune them right to get the most out of them. They only bloom on the new wood and therefore when you maul them they do not bloom as well. The 1/3's average is pretty good rule of thumb. Always cut anything parallel with the ground or falling first. Chutes that come right off the base need to be cut off, too. Even if they are further up the plant and only growing straight up. They'll eventually create a weak point. The ex I posted a picture of a long way back and took to the opener knows them very well and taught me a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm a crepe. I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm a crepe. I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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