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Awaiting crape myrtle (Original Post) elleng Jul 2022 OP
Enjoy! YDogg Jul 2022 #1
OH MY! a YARD full! elleng Jul 2022 #4
About 40 at last count. YDogg Jul 2022 #11
Me too! That one's a wonderful size. Quakerfriend Jul 2022 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2022 #3
You mean Koelreuteria paniculata??? elleng Jul 2022 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2022 #10
We saw one earlier happybird Jul 2022 #5
Nice! Now, I'll look closely around the neighborhood. elleng Jul 2022 #7
We don't live too terribly far from each other (MD/VA) happybird Jul 2022 #8
GOOD! elleng Jul 2022 #9
Looks like you are not a Crepe Murderer Sucha NastyWoman Jul 2022 #12
Not I, but neither do I own the property; just rent, so elleng Jul 2022 #13

elleng

(136,071 posts)
4. OH MY! a YARD full!
Thu Jul 28, 2022, 08:12 PM
Jul 2022

There was/is a street in DC, on our route to/from home, where I first learned about them, but few around me here in southern MD; this one's tall, but not prolific, flower-wise.

YDogg

(6,683 posts)
11. About 40 at last count.
Thu Jul 28, 2022, 09:26 PM
Jul 2022

A number are miniatures, about 2-3 feet tall, surrounding taller crapes. Our oldest is 30+ years old, our tallest is a Nachez crape pushing 30 feet we planted 25+ years ago. It's become a bit of an obsession that accerated several years ago when we had pines and oaks removed for various reasons. Central Florida, so nice long growing season. 😀

Quakerfriend

(5,655 posts)
2. Me too! That one's a wonderful size.
Thu Jul 28, 2022, 08:01 PM
Jul 2022

So thankful for the thunderstorms & rain tonight.
We had started watering our -300 year old tulip poplar with the hose - so doing a happy dance with this recent storm

Response to elleng (Original post)

elleng

(136,071 posts)
6. You mean Koelreuteria paniculata???
Thu Jul 28, 2022, 08:15 PM
Jul 2022

Koelreuteria paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to eastern Asia, in China and Korea. It was introduced in Europe in 1747, and to America in 1763, and has become a popular landscape tree worldwide.[1][2] Common names include goldenrain tree,[3][4] pride of India,[5] China tree,[6] and the varnish tree.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koelreuteria_paniculata

Dunno!!!

Response to elleng (Reply #6)

happybird

(5,117 posts)
5. We saw one earlier
Thu Jul 28, 2022, 08:14 PM
Jul 2022

Sitting out back having a smoke at work, my coworker suddenly said, “Ooo! What is THAT?”
She was pointing to the yard next to us and, lo and behold, the man who lives next door to the restaurant has a gorgeous, huge crepe myrtle in full bloom. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one that tall! Such a lovely color.

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