How to Start Crape Myrtle Bushes From Cuttings
Crepe myrtle is a variety of bushes or small trees, depending on how they are pruned. The plants have woody stems with peeling bark in winter and clusters of brightly colored flower blossoms in the summer. Crepe myrtle bushes are drought tolerant and typically thrive with little care once planted. To propagate a crepe myrtle, take a stem cutting from a healthy bush and plant it. The stem will grow roots and develop into a new bush. Does this Spark an idea?
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Locate a healthy crepe myrtle bush that is green and healthy, in late spring or summer. Find a branch that is the diameter of a pencil and trace it back 4 to 6 inches before cutting it off with hand pruners.
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Fill a 5- to 6-inch diameter plant pot three-fourths full with a 50-50 mixture of course sand and peat. Mix the two materials well.
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Poke a pencil into the center of the pot to make a hole that's at least 1 to 2 inches deep.
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Open a bottle of root hormone powder and sprinkle 1 to 2 tsp. on the lower 1 inch of the crepe myrtle cutting. If needed, dip the end of the cutting into water before dipping it in the powder to help it adhere.
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Insert the crepe myrtle cutting into the hole in the soil, being careful not to dislodge any of the root hormone powder. Push the soil up around the crepe myrtle cutting to hold it in place.
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Water the soil mixture until it is completely moist.
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Set the pot in a brightly lit indoor or outdoor location that is out of direct sun. Water daily to keep the soil mixture moist. In four to five weeks new leaves will grow, which indicates the cutting has formed roots.
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