Save Those Tall Crepe Myrtle Cuttings for Goodness Stakes!

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Posted by @DavidofDeLand on
Save those tall Crepe Myrtle stalks when you trim them back now!!! I bundle them and dry them in the rafters in my old garage. Crepe Myrtle dries into a very hard wood indeed and the stakes can be used for trellises and such and will last a couple of years.

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Thank you all very much! by DavidofDeLand Apr 27, 2014 6:58 AM 2
Oh, dry them first! by greene Mar 25, 2014 11:02 AM 2

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