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Crepe Myrtle Sprouts
Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:06 pm
I have a bunch of crepe myrtle sprouts popping up in my side yard. Is there a way to kill them?
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Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:58 pm to TDTOM
I pull them up when they first emerge
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:00 pm to LSUJML
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I pull them up when they first emerge
They just keep coming back. I tried to dig them up and apparently, they are coming off a root.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:21 pm to TDTOM
Yeah
I really don’t think there’s anything you can do other than pull them
I really don’t think there’s anything you can do other than pull them
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:27 pm to LSUJML
I read you can spray them with 2-4D regularly, and it will eventually kill the root.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 10:25 am to TDTOM
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They just keep coming back. I tried to dig them up and apparently, they are coming off a root.
Dig up/cut off root.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 11:27 am to TDTOM
you need to cut open the root/stump and immediately apply round up, etc, liberally.
I cut down a crepe a couple years ago. I still was getting plenty sprouts off the stump.
I took the chainsaw and cut 2" off the stump, and immediately and literally paint brushed on excessive round up to the stump and I have not seen a sprout since.
if you wait after cutting, the cells will close up and the chemical will not be as effective.
I cut down a crepe a couple years ago. I still was getting plenty sprouts off the stump.
I took the chainsaw and cut 2" off the stump, and immediately and literally paint brushed on excessive round up to the stump and I have not seen a sprout since.
if you wait after cutting, the cells will close up and the chemical will not be as effective.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 12:05 pm to HeartAttackTiger
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Dig up/cut off root.
Will this kill the tree?
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:04 am to LSUJML
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Will this kill the tree?
Hopefully. Worst trees known to man
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:17 am to LSU-MNCBABY
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Hopefully. Worst trees known to man
I love ours. Have to have the right spot for them.
I've removed a couple just for construction/addition and 5 years later the sprouts still come up in the green lawn though
I just pull em or mow em down. Posted on 8/25/23 at 6:50 am to CatfishJohn
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I love ours. Have to have the right spot for them.
And you need to pick the right variety. Crape myrtles come in all sizes and lots of colors.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 10:49 am to TDTOM
I cut some down that someone had murdered previous to me owning the house.... I drilled holes in the stump and poured parquat down the holes. It still comes back. I just keep spraying it with the paraquat.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 2:33 pm to Triple13
I remembered my neighbor handled his differently and it worked. Dug a trench around the stump in the ground as best he could, layered firewood on it, covered it in kerosene and burned it.
His has not come back.
His has not come back.
This post was edited on 8/25/23 at 2:34 pm
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