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deb789 San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 09, 2005

Is this crepe a shrub form or a tree form? Is this fast growing or slow growing? Do yall have pics on the red rocket? How much water?

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Kachinagirl Modesto, CA(Zone 8b) Jul 09, 2005

I believe they are all large shrub/small tree plants that can be trained into a "standard" tree form or left to do their natural shrubby thing. Many will sucker when trained as a standard form, some more than others. My favorite form for Crepe Myrtle is "low-branch" or "multi-branch" because you have more limbs to create more flowers!

Karen

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MitchF Lindsay, OK(Zone 7a) Jul 10, 2005

The more water the more flowers is the rule I have always heard...

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Kachinagirl Modesto, CA(Zone 8b) Jul 11, 2005

I think that will depend on weather, soil and drainage. Here, they take regular landscape irrigation, but like to be planted a taddy high to keep the crown dry. They are listed as a "low water" plant, so I wouldn't water them a lot unless you have sandy soil that doesn't hold moisture!

K

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