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JC
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Posted 10:12 pm, 09/19/2019
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Thanks, Old Dixie Dog, that's good information! I'll help him trim them up this weekend, so that's probably how I'll do it.
He actually gave me 4 last time, and 2 died. So if 10 of these survive then I'll consider it a success 
Smalltownman, how many do you need? I'll be happy to share the excess!
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Old Dixie Dog
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Posted 9:07 pm, 09/19/2019
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JC, as several have stated, late fall is the ideal time for planting trees and shrubs. It appears that you are undecided as to the location of the Myrtles. If so,before a hard frost heel them in with sawdust. If you pot the runners, bury the pots leaving about two inches of sawdust above the top of the pot. You can also treat the rooted ones in the same manner. Make sure to extend the sawdust pile a couple of feet beyond the pots. Try to find sawdust that is partially decomposed.
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rednecker
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Posted 8:38 pm, 09/19/2019
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You can do the same thing with a Butterfly bush and get a huge bang for your buck in the late summer and fall seasons.
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smalltownman
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Posted 8:32 pm, 09/19/2019
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Give them to me, I need to plant something for screening.
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JC
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Posted 8:21 pm, 09/19/2019
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If I can find somewhere to plant them all, I guess I'll go trim off those runners! They'll just go in the trash if I don't, so if they don't survive the winter then they were gone anyway. I just need to figure out where to plant so many crape myrtles!! 
I honestly don't even know where to plant the two that I have, I was hoping to have more time to clear out some pine trees. Where has the year gone??
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smalltownman
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Posted 5:33 pm, 09/19/2019
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with. Jason, where's that edit button??
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smalltownman
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Posted 5:33 pm, 09/19/2019
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For once I wholeheartedly agree wit Mad.
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Mad Scientist
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Posted 8:18 am, 09/19/2019
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Autumn has always been a great time for planting trees and scrubs.
When you plant, dig a hole 2-3 times bigger than the root ball or pot you want to plant. Thoroughly mix the removed soil with an equal amount of potting soil/compose/manure/etc., and use the mix to plant your new tree/scrub. Just water well and mulch heavily.
And it's not too late to take another cutting or three and replant.
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JC
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Posted 8:12 pm, 09/18/2019
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I was concerned that the roots would still be too young to survive the winter 
Do you think it's too late to start another sapling? My friend just told me that he has about 20 more runners that he wants to trim off! I'm assuming that they should really be done in May after the last frost, but I've never worked with these types of trees before.
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smalltownman
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Posted 8:04 pm, 09/18/2019
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I suggest planting them in the ground now to develop a healthy root system, then mulch heavily this winter.
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JC
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Posted 7:09 pm, 09/18/2019
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I have 3 saplings in pots; one was the sole survivor of a Black Diamond that I planted wrong a few years ago, the other two were given to me by a friend in June or July. All 3 were runners that were cut from the root, then dipped in root growth hormone and planted in a pot with potting soil.
All 3 of them have developed roots and are going strong, but now I don't quite know what to do about the winter! Do I leave them outside or bring them in?
If I bring them in for the winter, how often do I water them?
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