Crepe myrtle. Still growing

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Crepe myrtle. Still growing

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Anyones deciduous trees still looking like this?
If you look carefully on the left hand side of the tree is still has a flower.
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Mine only lost the last ones a few weeks ago.
Is it kept in warm sunny protected spot?
lots of fertiliser?

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Hi Anth,
My tree would be a similar size to Ken's tree. It still has all the leaves but they are starting to turn colour.

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Ray M wrote:Hi Anth,
My tree would be a similar size to Ken's tree. It still has all the leaves but they are starting to turn colour.

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Hi Anth,
Sorry mate, I should have said it was about the same size as shown in your post. :oops:

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Hi ken it is in full sun all year round and it gets power feed when I remember usually once a month to once a fortnight, but hasnt had a feed in at least 5 weeks. I also have one that is on the same bench about a meter away and its changed colour and dropped over half its leaves but it is a lot younger.
All my deciduous trees are slow and behind the times but at least stopped growing a while ago.

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