I would make a hunt club outhouse toilet out of that! Dang I hate those weeds!
It was all I could do t move that stump. Had to get it on a hand truck - that was before I flattened more off the topthe longer i look at those pics the more my back hurts!
I guess I'm the odd man out here. I love crepe myrtles (to a degree). Although, I do have a stump about that size beside my driveway.
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ive had them at the 2 places ive liven in NC. Both times they would get powder mildew or attacked by bugs and look like crap. They need alot of maintenance every year and they try to spread like wildfire. On a good note, theyre really tough to kill. Cutting them down, makes them grow if that makes sense. Pretty, but too much trouble.yeah I like crepe myrtles as well. We plant almost a thousand a year, used to be way more. I dont get the hate towards them. They are nice summer flowering trees and low maintenance (for the most part). The dwarf shrub ones are pretty cool too. They add a pop of color to shrub beds in the summer
Some places that does happen, some not. There are plenty of varieties that are mildew resistant. As for any bug issues, I have used bioadvanced protect and feed from lowes to knock out any pest problems you have. I had scale all over 2 saucer magnolias when i moved into my house and it knocked it out without it coming back. Scale leads to the black soot you see on crepe myrtles and that product is an easy throw, water in then your r done solutionive had them at the 2 places ive liven in NC. Both times they would get powder mildew or attacked by bugs and look like crap. They need alot of maintenance every year and they try to spread like wildfire. On a good note, theyre really tough to kill. Cutting them down, makes them grow if that makes sense. Pretty, but too much trouble.
I planted 2 15 years ago at the house.. I still have 2 so my experience does not mirror yours. every 3 years or so I cut them back some over the winter.. and that is all I have ever done to mine.ive had them at the 2 places ive liven in NC. Both times they would get powder mildew or attacked by bugs and look like crap. They need alot of maintenance every year and they try to spread like wildfire. On a good note, theyre really tough to kill. Cutting them down, makes them grow if that makes sense. Pretty, but too much trouble.