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Post by spindrift on Apr 2, 2009 10:21:48 GMT
Although I have what I think is one myrle tree in my garden, I would like to buy another one.
I cannot find one for sale where I live.
Casimira - please tell us about the Myrtle (perhaps from Greece?).
Is it easy to grow? how would one prune it? does it need shade or sun? does it bear fruits?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2009 10:53:20 GMT
Myrtle(Myrtus communis)shrub,evergreen,fast growing to 15f. Sun,part shade, well drained soil. Shiny,dark green,aromatic leaves,3/4 inch fuzzy pinkish or white flowers (small),single and in clusters.,May and June(probably later there)followed by half inch bluish berries.Traditional European plant for centuries. As with any shrub you can control how big it gets by judicious pruning. They do have a large root system.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2009 11:10:10 GMT
 Myrtle(myrtus communis) |
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Post by spindrift on Apr 2, 2009 17:47:19 GMT
That is so beautiful.
Having seen your picture I have decided that my small tree is not a myrtle. I will take a picture so that you might be able to identify it for me.
I would certainly like to find a myrtle. I like the shape and colour of the leaves.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2009 17:53:48 GMT
There is a much smaller leafed variety,that may be what you speak of. Check out the garden link I posted last p.m.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2009 18:03:03 GMT
When I could tell that my father was dying during the winter of 2005, I started pruning the various bushes in the front and back yards. I was thinking "this house will need to be sold soon, and the shrubbery should look as nice as possible." I took particular care with the crepe myrtle trees, because I remembered how well they responded to proper pruning.
Unfortunately, my father was dead and the house was sold before I ever got to see if I had done it properly.
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Post by spindrift on Apr 2, 2009 18:08:00 GMT
How sad. OK. I have looked at the website and this is the myrtle in my garden  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2009 21:52:29 GMT
Just for the record,because it's very commonly misspelled,it's CrApe Myrtle not CrEpe Myrtle. There are endless debates about this but Linnaeus I believe had it right.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2009 5:24:20 GMT
Yes, I remembered the proper spelling after I misspelled it.
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