tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573960358949260390.post7990057075268935066..comments2023-05-19T08:49:51.446-07:00Comments on The Richest of Fare: And Now for a California Horticulture ReportJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258980578104191450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573960358949260390.post-58740560505535830372010-02-01T11:52:08.368-08:002010-02-01T11:52:08.368-08:00Sure, the trees are amusing...but I am more stunne...Sure, the trees are amusing...but I am more stunned (jealous, really) at the complete LACK of snow or ice or anything cold-looking on your street. Can I come live with you? Just until May....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555106833159164666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573960358949260390.post-10448422030195666932010-02-01T11:39:38.796-08:002010-02-01T11:39:38.796-08:00Not sure what these tree are, but in Tyler, they w...Not sure what these tree are, but in Tyler, they would "top" (cut like you have shown here) the crepe myrtles to make them bushier up top, rather than continue to grow up and out. This may be what is going on here. The horticulturists say this is a bad thing to do, although many people in Tyler apparently have an aversion to listening to horticulturists. <br /><br />Or, it may be something that one neighbor did many years ago to keep the tree from scraping against the house and all of the other neighbors, having no idea how to actually take care of such tress, followed suit. That was so many years ago, no one can remember why it was actually done in the first place. You know, kind of like the roast.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665784785250331559noreply@blogger.com