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PostPosted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:54 am 
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Howdy,

I have had to trim back quite a few dead branches (mostly new upper growth from prior year) from one of my crepe myrtles for the past two years. It has always grown really fast, but then a lot of the new growth dies off.

With the wet spring, it has REALLY taken off this season, but I'm posting a pic of the bark to ask if this looks "normal". It seems "flakier" and rougher than any I've ever seen. Here's the pic:
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It has always flowered, but this year it is especially blossoming...and the seeds are dropping and spring up new trees all around the base of the tree. I have never noticed this activity before and am wondering if this is a result of tree stress or just the wet weather we've had this year.

The root flare is exposed and I have given it all the ingredients of the sick tree treatment over the past couple of years. Any and all thoughts are appreciated.

Regards,

Dom


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Normal crepe myrtle! More growth than usual so it sheds more 'bark'.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:45 pm 
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Thanks Patty,

The bark is a lot "rougher" than all my other crepe myrtles and I have never noticed so many of the seeds growing undernearth the tree...therefore I thought I would ask.

Thanks again for your reply.

Dom


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