A new Bonsai for me Crape Myrtle

cambi · by **cambi** on Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:00 pm

Hi to all

Here is a new bonsai for me.

a Chickasaw Crape Myrtle.

A Before shot

an After shot

Tachigi · by **Tachigi** on Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:05 pm

O MY!

Is there a reason you defoliated it in fall?

cambi · by **cambi** on Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:09 pm

Yes I just finished a class on it and was given it to work on . The class was Thursday and trimmed it on Sat.
the Instructor said it was ok. Did I do wrong, I'm a bad boy.

pauldogx · by **pauldogx** on Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:17 pm

Since you took so much foliage off---you will have to be extremely careful with the new growth it pushes now as it will be very weak. You should probably overwinter it somewhere where it will not freeze at all as that would cause all that new weak growth to die back.

cambi · by **cambi** on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:24 am

Thanks for the information Paul.

I am getting a basic grren house to hold the few plants I have.

my zone is 7

I'll keep a very close watch on it.

cambi

cambi · by **cambi** on Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:21 am

I have buds comming out and it is doing good. I'll have a pic later when I get home.

Just a quick update.

cambi - Mark

cambi · by **cambi** on Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:39 pm

Here are two pic's of the tree

1st was taken 9/20/09

: 1st 9-20-09

2nd was taken 9/27/09

Oct 1 taking the tree to the group meeting and see what they say.

thanks
cambi-mark

Tachigi · by **Tachigi** on Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:01 pm

Shes putting on foliage Mark. Though I'm afraid she won't be able to keep up with your enthusiasm.

They should tell you at the meeting to let her grow for a while and not fiddle to much outside of a re-pot maybe next year.

cambi · by **cambi** on Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:00 am

Thanks Tom

Thats what I was thinking I have to now control myself

I guess look for some more stock :roll:

Thanks for your support it helps alot.

cambi

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