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Re: Crepe myrtles



>I've had several crepe myrtles in my St Louis garden which reliably regrow
and
>flower well after being cut to the ground in the early spring.  However, I
>also am aware of the beautiful bark of some of the cultivars, esp. L.
faurei
>cultivars.  Last year, I pruned all the other shoots to maintain one strong
>leader from a L. faurei cultivar called 'Townhouse'.  It grew very well and
>had an approximately 10-foot leader by the end of the single growing season
>(1-inch caliber).  But, despite a very mild winter, it sprouted only from
the
>base, with absolutely no growth on last season's leader.

Scott,

Have you tried protecting it with mulch or some other material through the
winter?  I live in Columbia, MO and one of my crepe myrtles was mulched
several inches up the stem last winter.  It sprouted new growth this spring
from up as high up as the mulch reached.  This year I'm going to cage it and
mulch it several feet up to see what happens.

Dee
Mid-Missouri
Zone 5

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