OT: have White Crape Myrtle cuttings

[greenfig]

Many are available, trimmings the trees tomorrow . Please PM me if interested.
They are easy to root, like figs.

[COGardener]

That is a very generous offer Igor. Many of our members live in cold climates, do you know what the cold hardiness rating is on your cultivar of crapemyrtle?

[greenfig]

Scott,

I do not know what is the hardiness of my cultivar but after some reading, it seems they all should tolerate up to a zone 8. The hybrids go as low as zone 7 but die to the ground like figs and grow back.
I wish I knew the name of mine. They are pure white with handsome bark.

[COGardener]

Very cool! I wish I could grow them in ground in Colorado.

I thought about putting some in pots on the front stoop, however, my wife likes her palm trees there so that is that.

[Saxonfig]

Crepe Myrtle is grown extensively here in KY (zone 6a/b). In other words, it's a very popular landscape plant around here. I have a nice purple bloom variety in my yard.

Two things I don't know about them though. 1) I don't know if yours is a different cultivar & would be less cold hardy or the same as the one that's grown around here(?) 2) I also didn't know that Crepe Myrtle can be grown from hardwood cuttings. Not doubting that, just didn't know.....

[greenfig]

Yes, they root well from the hardwood cuttings.
Wow! 6a/b is steep. The web mentioned 7 as the lowest zone.
Mine is definitely a different cultivar, I could find about 30 in general and 4 or so white

[Taverna78]

When they say zone maybe too cold tis means to leave tree unprotected in winter correct? But if is winterized It will survive Sì?

[greenfig]

Si, Mike

[DBJohnson]

Learn something new every day. I didn't know you could root crepe myrtle cuttings. Can this be done with dormant cuttings or does it need to be active/awake? I ask because I have a maroon crepe myrtle and wouldn't mind extending it into a hedge.

[greenfig]

I think you can do both (dormant for sure) , air layers are super easy with them when the trees are active and growing.

[DBJohnson]

Well, then...it IS the time of year to prune them....

[greenfig]

Yeap! That's why I am doing it.
Also, the flowers appear on the young wood only, the more you prune, the more flowers you will have.

[Yeehova]

I got some last year and they definitely root easily. I have three planted in my yard now. How tall are yours?

[greenfig]

Brian, that's great!
I prune mine heavily every year to approximately 12 ft tall . If left alone, I think they would go to 20 or so ft. You can easily create any shape with the branches and keep the trees at any height.

[greenfig]

I searched and found this page:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/d..._byheight.html

Didn't know there were so many varieties! But no clue what is mine, they were already growing when we got the house.

[COGardener]

That is quite the list Igor, it's a shame they don't have a column for their USDA zone.