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Diamond_Dog

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8. On a family trip many years ago when I was small

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 11, 2023, 09:04 PM

Aug 2023

My mother was so taken with these that she insisted we stop at a nursery and buy one to take home. I think we were in NC somewhere. Well the nursery man wouldn’t sell us one when he asked where we lived. He asked if we lived north of Columbus, Ohio which we did, so he said it wouldn’t survive the winter and refused to sell us one. My mother was so heartbroken.

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Crepe myrtle near Dunkin [View all] elleng Aug 2023 OP

nice color WhiteTara Aug 2023 #1

Good! elleng Aug 2023 #2

Deep red is my favorite WhiteTara Aug 2023 #3

Beautiful! It's winter-hardy through USDA Zone 6a. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #4

Yes, hardy and very long lasting!!!! elleng Aug 2023 #5

It wouldn't make it through one of our winters, unfortunately. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #6

On a family trip many years ago when I was small Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #8

The up-side of living in Zone 4 is that Bradford pears won't grow here either. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #9

Uugghh they grow here. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #10

Beautiful Freddie Aug 2023 #7