Smaller stones can be left and it is not a good idea to sieve the soil to remove smaller stones they are best left in and can help with drainage. Remove roots of weeds from the area and any stones bigger than your fist. There are many ‘tree planting’ fertilizers available too and they all work well, so whatever is available will be fine. This can be rock phosphate or bone-meal or any kind of superphosphate. In addition, trees need fertilizer to help develop their roots. A bucket per tree is about right, but less is OK too, Crape Myrtles are tough plants. Almost any kind of organic material is good, among the best are well-rotted animal manure garden compost any ‘top-soil’ from a garden center or peat-moss. Add some organic material to the soil as you dig. You need to have an area at least three times the diameter of the pot, dug as deep as your spade will go. You goal is to make a large area of looser soil that the young roots can penetrate easily, getting food as they go and establishing quickly. If your soil is poor, just use extra organic material. Do not try to dig a hole and fill it with soil you bought somewhere else. Crape Myrtles enjoy a soil that has some organic material in it, but it must be well-drained and even if it becomes completely dry in summer that will not be a problem. Good soil preparation is the key to the success of your tree. This will create an attractive solid group. So if each plant will grow four feet wide, plant three feet apart. Place the rows three feet apart and the plants between six and ten feet apart in the rows, depending on their final size.įor a group planting of smaller varieties, space them 75% of the final width apart. If you are planting against a fence, plant at least three feet from the fence, not right up against it, or your plants will not be bushy right to the ground.įor a more solid screen you can even plant a double row, staggering the plants in each row. For smaller plants allow four to six feet and if you are planting a low hedge of very small varieties, allow two to three feet. If they will grow over 20 feet tall, allow six to eight feet between each plant. If you are planting a screen of Crape Myrtles, space the plants according to how tall they will become. Allow at least three feet back from that line – for larger types of Crape Myrtle five feet is better. If you are planting a screen, remember that if you plant right on your property line your neighbor has a legal right to cut back your tree to the property line, which may not look very nice, so plant well inside your property so that you have control over the growth and pruning of your tree. They will grow in shadier spots too, but you will get fewer flowers the shadier it gets. They are idea for those hot, dry places where other plants do not thrive, so take advantage of that and use them in places that can be hard to fill. Choosing a Planting LocationĬrape Myrtle Trees need plenty of sun, so choose a bright sunny spot for your planting. If it does become very dry, place it in a bucket and half-fill the bucket with water so that the soil can soak completely. Remember to water every day or every second day, depending on how warm the weather is – do not let the pot become completely dry, but don’t water a pot that is already damp. After a couple of days in the shade, move your trees to a sunny location, they will live happily in pots for some time as long as you care for them. Do not put them in the garage, a shed or in the house, even if it is cold outside. Your trees have been on a journey and they will be a little stressed, so place them in a shady part of your garden and give them a good watering.
Move your plant around by picking up the pot – do not lift it by the trunk or stem. That is normal – as soon as spring comes your tree will send out its fresh, new leaves and begin to grow. If you receive your trees in winter – which is a great planting season as long as the ground is not frozen – then of course they will have no leaves on them. Leave the tree in its pot until you are ready to plant. The box and remove any wrapping around the trees themselves. Remove all the wrapping materials, remove the trees from The very first thing to do is un-wrap your trees. – Put a mulch around your tree and water regularly Getting Your Crape Myrtle Trees Ready to Plant – Water well, let the water drain and put back the rest of the soil – Put the tree in its hole and replace most of the soil
– Choose a suitable planting site for the needs of your tree This guide will give you directions, tips and ideas for giving your tree the best start in its life with you. Your new Crape Myrtles have arrived and you are about to plant them. They come in a wide variety of colors and heights, but they all have very much the same needs when it comes to planting them. Crape Myrtles are one of the best trees for summer flowering.
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