Thoughts on this Crepe Myrtle

Bonsai Nut said:
Welllllll.....

One thing I have learned in bonsai is to make bold moves to fix functional problems that will never fix themselves. Otherwise you will look at the same tree five years down the road, the problem will still be there, and you will have wasted five years because you were too timid.

Because you pruned the top, the option of air-layering this season is gone. The only reason I would keep the top is if I thought I was going to airlayer it next spring. Otherwise, you should chop the trunk now to set yourself up for the future. The reason why I posted the photos of my crepe myrtle was to show you what can be done in very little time. But you can't be timid.

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt
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I’m a rookie so I won’t pretend I’ve seen a decision age for five years. But, I have to say this is probably the best advice I’ve followed. I first heard it as “Don’t be afraid to be mean to your tree, if it needs it.” So many benefits to making bold moves. I’ll leave it at that as I don’t want to detract from this thread. Great quote as well!
 
AaronThomas said:
***SEVEN MONTH UPDATE***
Not a damn thing going on… But I am digging these winter colors!
Hope you all are having a wonderful start to the new year… I have got the spring itch! Out of hibernation soon.
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Love the fall colour! I’ve been following your thread and used your progress and the advice from @Bonsai Nut to start my twin trunk crepe project 👍
 
luvinthemountains said:
We have been getting snow for two days at the Utah/Arizona border. It looks like some swirling action got going, sending our weather down to you and then up into Colorado! (You're welcome)
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It’s super pretty… But I’m ready for full-blown spring at this point.
 
***SPRING 2021 UPDATE- APRIL***

Hey all... so lots of new growth on my Crepe this spring! I took this pic about a week a go as new growth was really started pushing.

Wondering if I left that center branch a bit too long. Since the photo it has filled in nicely but I am hoping for some new growth below that "V".... nothing yet but perhaps still time?
Maybe it's too long anyway? Maybe now is a good time to cut to encourage some back budding lower on that leader?

Any thoughts on the two lower branches? Too low?

Lastly... due to life stuff I had no time to repot the CM in new substrate. Is it too late for root work?

Sorry for the remedial questions but as this is my first Myrtle, its a new beast for me to tame.

Thanks and hope everyone is having a great spring!

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