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re: Crepe Myrtles in front of my house
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:40 am to Phil A Sheo
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:40 am to Phil A Sheo
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knock out roses
Are awesome. Champs. Love 'em.
Maybe I would have a different opinion of crepe myrtles if the ones I inheretied from previous owners were 20' tall, had tightly bunched limbs, and had been cared for - I could see essentially having a fence of them if they looked like that, but the ones I have had were always basically big spindly-limbed things more like bushes than trees and looked like crap and took up a ton of lateral yard-space, much like the OP has. I've tried pruning them back, but then they look even more junky until they grow again, and I don't want the maintenance. They're my enemies.
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Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:42 am to Phil A Sheo
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Good call on that..thats a disaster waiting to happen..
agree, but its a massive tree. probably cost me $2k to get rid of it that close to the house. I will, eventually
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:43 am to Phil A Sheo
I noticed that as well. I had two monster pines removed that were that close to my house. I watched those suckers sway from side to side during Gustav, and my heart would skip a beat during each wind gust.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:44 am to CenlaLowell
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1 or 2 doesn't look like crpep myrtles. Those bushes would be the first thing I got rid of.
Which bushes?
Thanks for advice, I appreciate it. I don't have a great eye for this stuff.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:44 am to Cooter Davenport
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Maybe I would have a different opinion of crepe myrtles if the ones I inheretied from previous owners were 20' tall, had tightly bunched limbs, and had been cared for - I could see essentially having a fence of them if they looked like that, but the ones I have had were always basically big spindly-limbed things more like bushes than trees and looked like crap and took up a ton of lateral yard-space, much like the OP has. I've tried pruning them back, but then they look even more junky until they grow again, and I don't want the maintenance. They're my enemies.
How'd you take them out?
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:45 am to CidCock
i would get rid of them because i hate the smell of them.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:46 am to Cooter Davenport
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Are awesome. Champs. Love 'em.
best all around plant i've found for this area.. Plus my wife can't kill them which is a plus.
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Maybe I would have a different opinion of crepe myrtles if the ones I inheretied from previous owners were 20' tall, had tightly bunched limbs, and had been cared for -
Yeah I think the species matters a bunch.. the CMs in my yard are all 10-15ft tall and I maintain them and when spring hits they really look nice..
Then in the winter all the leaves are gone I can load them up with Christmas lights.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:47 am to CidCock
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I will, eventually
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:49 am to Phil A Sheo
quote:over the past decade with the hurricanes and tornado outbreaks on the north shore into MS, the pine belt areas around here, I wouldn't have any pine trees on a property within 25 yards of a structure. I've seen where 50 pines on a single lot have all snapped off about 1/3rd from the top and fall like skewers to the ground. Being perfect to go through a roof in a moderate size storm.
Take out the pine tree next to house. ( Good call on that..thats a disaster waiting to happen..
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:49 am to CidCock
You can have the canopy of the oak raised or you can do it. Grass will then grow.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:51 am to Phil A Sheo
I have a large magnolia also. So the yard wouldn't be empty
As you can see, the oak isn't a pretty tree. I just hate to remove an oak.
As you can see, the oak isn't a pretty tree. I just hate to remove an oak.
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 11:52 am
Posted on 5/6/16 at 11:58 am to CidCock
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I have a large magnolia also. So the yard wouldn't be empty
Man that's some really random arse tree planting in your yard..
looking at it from this view, if it were me i'd probably remove all but the Magnolia.. and maybe plant something closer to the driveway that with grow tall enough to shade but not over take the yard.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:01 pm to Phil A Sheo
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Crepe Myrtles in front of my house
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I have a large magnolia also. So the yard wouldn't be empty
Man that's some really random arse tree planting in your yard..
looking at it from this view, if it were me i'd probably remove all but the Magnolia.. and maybe plant something closer to the driveway that with grow tall enough to shade but not over take the yard.
It really is. It's a mystery. Again, the house is almost 70 years old, but I don't get it.
The magnolia isn't perfect, my neighbor has one that has limbs all the way to the ground. Mine was obviously cut, so now...its empty beneath it...but I'm not getting rid of it.
If I'm taking out that pine, might as well take out the pecan as well, right?
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:02 pm to Count Chocula
Why was the garage roof built so much higher than the rest of the house? Weird...
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:02 pm to mizzoukills
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Why was the garage roof built so much higher than the rest of the house? Weird...
I added the garage. I have a FROG, the original portion of the house doesn't have an upstairs.
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:03 pm to Count Chocula
[/url]Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:08 pm to CidCock
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If I'm taking out that pine, might as well take out the pecan as well, right?
yeah I would, but that's your call of course. just looking at it there's way too much happening on one side of your yard
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:10 pm to CidCock
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I have pruned them and they look a lot better now, but I agree.
They will eventually grow into each other. Take them all out, or every other one out.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:10 pm to Phil A Sheo
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yeah I would, but that's your call of course. just looking at it there's way too much happening on onside of your yard
Agree. There's more stuff to the left, but I don't mine those as much as it's a buffer from the adjacent property. But I don't disagree. May be able to get a better deal if I take all those out in one swoop.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:12 pm to CidCock
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As you can see, the oak isn't a pretty tree. I just hate to remove an oak.
A lot of companies will not remove the Oak anyway.
Your yard will never grow grass with oaks and all that shade. I've been through this at two different houses.
Oaks literally suck the life out of your yard.
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