Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Crapemyrtle...tell me bush or tree ?, 1 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
I've found crepe myrtles to be surprisingly hardy here in St Louis.
I expected them to perform as die-back shrubs when I first tried them.
In fact, I coppiced them to the ground each spring on that assumption.
But out of sheer laziness, I left them alone to do their thing and have been pleasantly surprised.
Here's a shot of one of mine.
The photo is supposed to be of the Japanese white pine tree in the foreground,
so the crepe myrtle is in the background.
You can see it's 10-15ft tall, at least.
I have several.