On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 06:48:42 GMT, "John"
wrote:

I heard that there is a way to coerce Myrtle Crapes to bloom twice in a
single season by pruning. When and how should I prune to achieve an optimal
result - longest bloom possible?


I can't imagine what this is about. My crapes bloom all summer
without any pruning. Some other varieties may bloom longer or shorter
based on genetics, but the big concern is to not prune them right
before they bloom. Thus, it's more of a "how can I avoid preventing
my one long blooming season" rather than "how can I push a second set
of blooms."

I don't think there's anything to this rumor. I've been wrong before,
though--I'll be curious to see any other ideas.

Keith
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