Subj : Crepe Myrtles
To   : Mike Powell
From : Barry Martin
Date : Tue Aug 08 2023 07:03:00


Hi Mike!

 > 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.
 MP> Is that the 2013 derecho that also went through southern Ohio,
 MP> parts of Kentucky, and was particularly damaging to just about
 MP> all of West Virginia?
 
Yup.  Huge weather system.  We lost power for five days; the good news 
was it was cooler and the house didn't heat up so was able to sleep in
the Master Bedroom upstairs - else probably selt in the basement.  Other
good news is I'm familiar enough with electronics to cobble-together 
some stuff; for instance used a UPS battery to power a small TV and watch
some news and some of our shows.  Recharged the batteries during the day 
with a solar panel.  (TV would run a little over an hour per battery.)


 > Here we have one yew shrub/tree which magically sprouted in a small
 > section with crushed decorative rock.  Over the years it's grown and this
 > year seems to have a grown spurt and so needs transplanting.  ...Step 1:
 > pick the rocks awaw to make shovelling easier.
 MP> Several of my trees have started as seedlings in one of my flower
 MP> beds.  I have very nice redbud, tulip poplar, and a couple of
 MP> cedars that started that way.

Nice!  Last year had a geranium sprout in the stone-and-stepping stone 
walkway near the deck.  Didn't regrow but this year there are two tine 
geraniums in a flower pot on the deck.  No other geraniums, so they
didn't come from a nearby plant.  


 MP>  * SLMR 2.1a * Now it's dark.
 
Stick around and things will brighten up!


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