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Jun 25, 2016 10:29 PM CST
Name: Sharon Rose
Grapevine, TX (Zone 8a)
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If your answer to Daisy's question is no leaves, my answer will not apply!
But if you have leaves and you are waiting on flowers some varieties do not bloom until almost July. If you see any small green balls on the tips that would be blooms forming. If no green balls but you have leaves, then are the trunks and wood tan or grey? Or are they sooty like charcoal coloring in spots? And if you go up to the wood do you see lots of individual white flecks about the size of a sharpened pencil lead? If yes they have the scale that has been affecting crepes recently. They would need a systemic. They may still flower this year but late because of the scale. Although you see the scale on trunks and branches it gets all the way in the tips and will get worse with time. I treated mine once and thought it would be a yearly thing, but it has been fine the last two years. I believe it is too late to treat now, you might be able to in fall. Hopefully you have leaves and it is a July blooming variety. A picture would be helpful.
One to take to heart....1 John 4 ..............................................Where there is smoke...there is fire...in most cases the smoke will kill you long before the fire consumes you. Beware of smoke screens! Freedom is not free and when those who have not paid the price or made the sacrifice...think that only they are right and entitled to speak...they bring us tryanny.

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