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Why are my crepe myrtle leaves purple?
Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:35 pm
I have some crepe myrtles in the yard and on a few of them the leaves are turning purple. Is it too much water, too little water, a fungus?
Other trees’ leaves are very green but some of them look like this.
Other trees’ leaves are very green but some of them look like this.

Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:37 pm to TDsngumbo
It’s definitely not because the lush green grass below them is taking up all the nutrients in the soil!
Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:43 pm to TDsngumbo
That’s what new growth looks like
Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:51 pm to TDsngumbo
Did they just appear in your yard? Theyve done this every year bud.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 8:59 pm to mpar98
I just planted them this spring. So I don’t know what their growth habits are yet.
And the area I planted them had an old barn last year before tearing it down so the grass is just now starting to grow
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And the area I planted them had an old barn last year before tearing it down so the grass is just now starting to grow

Posted on 5/1/18 at 9:34 pm to TDsngumbo
Feel free to throw so sod down on that barren piece of desert land under them
Posted on 5/1/18 at 9:54 pm to TDsngumbo
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That’s what new growth looks like
Exactly. I’ve got some HUGE crepe myrtles on my property
Posted on 5/2/18 at 12:08 am to Kingpenm3
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all about that ph
This.. check the ph balance, may be too acidic... could also be too much iron in the soil... might not be absorbing the right amount of phosphorus
Posted on 5/2/18 at 7:24 am to TheArrogantCorndog
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might not be absorbing the right amount of phosphorus
This plus pH would be my guess. I once had a neighbor whose corn turned purple for a brief while due to a phosphorus deficiency.
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