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- Care
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- Succession Plant
Blueberry : Dynamite Crape Myrtle Tree
Medium flowering tree
Dynamite Crape Myrtle Trees are the most incredible red Crape Myrtle Trees available. The bright red blooms on this small growing crape myrtle tree are in huge clusters. This beautiful crape myrtle tree specimen tree displays smooth tan bark, dark green foliage and a brilliant fiery orange fall color. Unforgetfable as flowering shrubs or small growing flowering trees.
Traveling to visit one of our great quality nursery suppliers several summers ago, I stopped into a small drive in restaurant for a quick bite before heading on my way. There was this magnificent Dynamite Crape Myrtle Trees in full bloom and I just had to circle back around just to snap this photo.
Every season, we sell out early on this one. Crape Myrtle Dynamites are a great size to use as borders or screens, but you may want this one placed in three’s spaced about 10 feet apart. This crape myrtle is perfect for small yards.
Easy to plant, and easy to grow!
Crape Myrtle Tip: plant in full sun for optimum flowering. They can be fussy flowering trees. If they receive any blocking from the sun for several hours during the day, such as a building or larger tree, it is likely to inhibit their blooming.
Ericaceae Vaccinium corymbosum
This is an example of the timeline you would see based on your growing conditions.
Blueberry: Highbush
Dynamite Crape Myrtle Tree
Highbush Blueberry is native to Northeastern North America and forms the basis of the blueberry growing industry. It was first grown as a commercial crop of the early 1900s when Elizabeth White and Frederick Coville of Whitesbog, New Jersey began identifying superior wild plants and developing improved cultivars. To grow well these species require an acidic soil and a fairly long chill period. These are primarily self pollinating, but benefit from better pollination and larger fruit when planted with a second selections.
Basics
- Ease of Growing
- Moderate
- Grown as
- Perennial
- Growing Habit
- Bush
- Hardiness
- Hardy
Blueberries are generally quite hardy. In fact, they require a certain number of "chill hours" to fruit properly the following season.
- Crops
- Spring Transplant
- Growing Season
- Short, Long
- Cultivar Type
- Mid-Season
- Growing Conditions
- Cold, Cool, Warm
Grow in acidic, well drained soil.
- Outdoor Growing Temp
- 45°F - 85°F
- Min Outdoor Soil Temp
- 35°F
Plant your blueberries outdoors anytime the ground is not frozen (above 32˚ F).
- Start Indoors
- No
- Start Outdoors
- No
- Light
- Water
- Moderate
Blueberries require constant moisture for maximum productivity. They are actually quite drought tolerant, though in dry situations they will produce less and grow more slowly.
- Feeder
- Moderate
Blueberries are adapted to grow on acidic soils that are fairly poor and they don't need a lot of NPK nutrients. However, they will often be more productive if fed occasionally.
- Suitability
- Tolerates light frost, Needs lots of space
- Small Gardens?
- No
- Containers?
- No
Growing in a container is not recommended for this variety. The 'Highbush' blueberry can grow to 4 to 6' tall with a 3 to 5' spread. It is possible to grow them in a large pot with a wide diameter, but you would need to provide adequate support as well.
- Attracts beneficial insects?
- No
- Color
- Gray-blue
- Fruit Size
- - "
- Plant Height
- 48.0 - 72.0"
- Plant Diameter
- 36.0 - 60.0"
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-7
- Disease Resistance
- -
- Taste Profile
Large, classic berries.
- Rotation Group
- Perennial
Last Frost Date (LFD) refers to the approximate date of the last killing frost of spring.
Example first frost date on April 08.
First Frost Date (FFD) refers to the approximate date of the first killing frost of winter.
Example first frost date on November 01.
