Collected crepe myrtle evolution

Spring Repotting February/March 2020

Spring came in like a lamb; almost all my trees, including and especially this crape myrtle, began budding at the end of February.

I took it back to Underhill Bonsai in Folsom, LA for repotting and styling. It came out of its old plastic container with great-looking root development and some very cool sub-surface nebari.

We repotted it into a Byron Myrick oval (with a significant angle change and a lot more exposed nebari!), then took it to the Hilltop Arboretum in Baton Rouge, LA for a photo shoot.

A month later, it’s exploded into green in the sunniest part of my yard.

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