"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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I want to propagate crepe myrtles from cuttings. I have done the
obligatory googling and it seems that it can be done using either hardwood
cuttings in winter or softwood cuttings in summer.

Is there any difference in either the technique or the results? Does
climate make a difference to which method is better? My climate is a hot
summer and cool winter.

David

Take some 15cm cuttings in March and put then in ordinary potting mix. Put
them in a shady spot that gets water. They will lose leaves over winter and
about half will shoot out with roots. I also have heard you can do root
cuttings as there are dormant buds but never tried it. I tried growing from
seed they sprouted but they damped off and died om me. I am just to mean to
use a fungicide.

Now does your crepe myrtle get mildew or not?