baymule
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@Carol Dee those are two precious kids there! I scrolled through my cell phone and found this taken 10-21-2012, notice the bathing suit and bare feet in late October. 
Leaf Miner and BigFoot !!!
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baymule
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Snow in October??@baymule So that is the crepe myrtle climbing tree. And the cutest tree climber ever! And rub it in... we got our 1st snow late October last year.
October is welcome relief from the summer heat for us! Here is a shot of the crepe myrtle from last summer. Look closely and you can see the bench under it.- Thread starter
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Carol Dee
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WOW that is one BIG and VERY pretty crepe myrtle. I would Love to sit a spell under it.Snow in October??
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baymule
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@Carol Dee we estimate it to be 40-50 years old.
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Sigh! 
I am hoping someone develops a hardier crape myrtle for my zone. The baby one I tended in a container 
for 6 years bit the dust 
during the 2012 drought.
That tree is a keeper. I've never seen one so large in flower.
I am hoping someone develops a hardier crape myrtle for my zone. The baby one I tended in a container for 6 years bit the dust during the 2012 drought.That tree is a keeper. I've never seen one so large in flower.
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Carol Dee
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Sigh!
That tree is a keeper. I've never seen one so large in flower.
ME too Smartred. I got my 1st up close look at a crepe myrtle when visiting a cousin in TN. I fell in love and wanted one so bad. I was sad to find out they would not survive our zone.
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I think my crabapples are as close to crepe myrtle my zone 3 will allow.
