Planting Crepe myrtles

[Buppies]

I always dig the hole about twice the size of the root ball fill with water let the hole sit till empty then place tree on hole leaving top of root ball/base of tree just a little above flush then water again filling in dirt as settling occurs. In very hot weather at least three times a week water throughly more if needed. Hope this helps In trimming trim above knot that forms above each trunk three typically each year trim and off all inward facing branches

 

[YLee Kioti]

I always dig the hole about twice the size of the root ball fill with water let the hole sit till empty then place tree on hole leaving top of root ball/base of tree just a little above flush then water again filling in dirt as settling occurs. In very hot weather at least three times a week water throughly more if needed. Hope this helps In trimming trim above knot that forms above each trunk three typically each year trim and off all inward facing branches

Thanks, so far they are looking good. will soak them monday and keep them hydrated while the temps are still in the low 80s.
heh yeah won't be long down here....90s+ here it comes.....

 

[two_bit_score]

My suggestion is - D O N 'T ! Once you plant a crepe myrtle, you'll never going to kill it. I've had them take off in our flower beds, and have been fighting them for 3 years. Pulling them up by the roots just make 'em spread. Cutting them down just make 'em spread. Soaking them with Round-Up just make 'em spread. They're like a virus!

I’ve killed Crepe Myrtle (and a lot of others) by cutting it down then painting the stump with straight 2,4D. It will kill the roots.

 

[SandburRanch]

There are dwarf cultivars suitable for beds close to the house and then the tree like cultivars suitable for planting as you would any tree. Double the mature height distance from any structure or power line.

 

[RalphVa]

Plant like any other tree: no fertilizer stick, ever. Just a bigger hole than the root ball but maybe an inch or two shy of being as deep. No amending.

Ralph