Subj : Crepe Myrtles
To   : BARRY MARTIN
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Aug 07 2023 09:59:00

> Yes - we have a lot of trees here in the Quad Cities which were damaged
> by the derecho several years ago: a lot broken at the trunk now have
> saplings sprouting from the ground.

Is that the 2013 derecho that also went through southern Ohio, parts of
Kentucky, and was particularly damaging to just about all of West Virginia?

> Here we have one yew shrub/tree which magically sprouted in a small
> section with crushed decorative rock.  Over the years its grown and this
> year seems to have a grown spurt and so needs transplanting.  ...Step 1:
> pick the rocks awaw to make shovelling easier.

Several of my trees have started as seedlings in one of my flower beds.  I
have very nice redbud, tulip poplar, and a couple of cedars that started
that way.

Mike


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