Crape Myrtles

[PAPalmtrees]

Not really anything exotic but here are some nice pink crepe myrtles in Berkeley Springs WV (Sorry about the bad pictures I was in the car)

[JohnAndSancho]

We've got a bunch of these on our property. My grandmother loved them, and they're massive now and starting to bloom. I can take some pics tomorrow. 

[PAPalmtrees]

41 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

We've got a bunch of these on our property. My grandmother loved them, and they're massive now and starting to bloom. I can take some pics tomorrow. 

they're one of my favorite trees I need to get one for myself

[JohnAndSancho]

I forgot to take pictures today, but the ones in more sun are blooming like crazy. They're pink fwiw. I really need to get out there with a chainsaw and trim some down, they're kind of haggard looking but I can't bring myself to cut a branch full of flowers. I dunno if my granny did this on purpose, or if it was the squirrels - but there's so many with oaks growing in the middle of them. On one hand, it's kinda cool to see, and on the other hand it looks kinda sloppy but there's nothing I can do about it now. I have no idea when she planted them, but she passed in 2008 and she had dementia for a few years before that so probably the 1990s. The trees are HUGE and well over the roof of the house, never seen any cold protection at all. 

[JohnAndSancho]

Here you go @PAPalmtrees - they're freaking huge, they're well over the roof of the house. I dunno how many there are, I didn't count - but these are the ones against the house blooming. 

[PAPalmtrees]

2 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Here you go @PAPalmtrees - they're freaking huge, they're well over the roof of the house. I dunno how many there are, I didn't count - but these are the ones against the house blooming. 

Oh my goodness they are beautiful! pink crape myrtles are my favorite.

[JohnAndSancho]

10 hours ago, PAPalmtrees said:

Oh my goodness they are beautiful! pink crape myrtles are my favorite.

Welp, this morning I learned that for every foot of canopy their roots spread 4 feet out and I also learned they can be propegated by cuttings. I've literally trimmed 15 foot branches off some of these, and I'm having to dig deep enough to get my pruners in to trim roots for this flowerbed. 

[PAPalmtrees]

14 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Welp, this morning I learned that for every foot of canopy their roots spread 4 feet out and I also learned they can be propegated by cuttings. I've literally trimmed 15 foot branches off some of these, and I'm having to dig deep enough to get my pruners in to trim roots for this flowerbed. 

Wow I didn't know that. Yeah they're pretty easy to grow from cuttings a family friend of ours has a crape  Myrtle and next time i'm at their house i'm gonna take a  couple cuttings of it

[Mazat]

On 7/2/2025 at 12:18 AM, PAPalmtrees said:

Not really anything exotic but here are some nice pink crepe myrtles in Berkeley Springs WV (Sorry about the bad pictures I was in the car)

i like the photos, Bodie. 
yes, it's really more difficult to take photos from inside a car or bus. i wanted to take some yesterday, but the local bus driver drove like he was doped up and the passengers had to be happy to arrive safely afterwards, although the advertisements always say you should change to public transport ...
since the wife had to leave, i had the choice between bus or bike.

[Mazat]

On 7/4/2025 at 5:48 PM, JohnAndSancho said:

Here you go @PAPalmtrees - they're freaking huge, they're well over the roof of the house. I dunno how many there are, I didn't count - but these are the ones against the house blooming. 

very beautiful, large specimens.

[PAPalmtrees]

Just now, Mazat said:

i like the photos, Bodie. 
yes, it's really more difficult to take photos from inside a car or bus. i wanted to take some yesterday, but the local bus driver drove like he was doped up and the passengers had to be happy to arrive safely afterwards, although the advertisements always say you should change to public transport ...
since the wife had to leave, i had the choice between bus or bike.

Thanks. Yeah I agree it's really hard to take pictures well in the car.