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>>> SYSCO
>>> SYSCO MORRIS ALWAYS KNOWS HOW TO ADD THE PERFECT POP OF
COLOR TO ANY YARD. SO HERE TO
TELL US ABOUT GROWING CRAPE
MYRTLE IS SYSCO MORRIS. WHERE
ARE YOU?
ARE YOU?
ARE YOU? I TOLD YOU TO COME OUT.
SO THESE ARE THE CRAPE MYRTLE
THREE.
THREE.
THREE. THEY ARE VERY DELICATE.
>> THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST
POPULAR TREES DOWN SOUTH.
UNIT SO THIS IS A TREE?
>> SOME ONLY GROW FOUR OR FIVE
FEET TALL.
FEET TALL. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
NOTICE, YOU ARE NOTICING THAT
THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY REALLY
THICK TREES.
THICK TREES. SO YOU SEE THAT PEOPLE PUT A
LITTLE TREE IN THE NURSERY AND
THEN IT ENDS UP BEING A 40 FOOT
TREE COVERING THE WHOLE LOT.
THESE TREES DON'T GET VERY BIG.
THE OTHER THING YOU SEE IS
TREES WILTING SO THEY GOT
POWDERY MILDEW AND THEIR
WILTING.
WILTING.
WILTING. THESE ARE VERY DROUGHT TOLERANT.
>> SO IS THIS A SEASON TO
PLANT?
PLANT?
PLANT? >>
PLANT? >> SO THIS IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT
CRAPE MYRTLE, DOWN SOUTH, THEY
DO IT IN JULY.
NEW MET YOU IN CALIFORNIA?
>> KNOW I'M TALKING ABOUT
ALABAMA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
BUT HERE, THEY LEARN, THESE ARE
BLOOMING EARLY AND THEY OFTEN
BLOOM IN OCTOBER.
>> SO THIS IS THE IDEAL PLAN TO
HAVE AROUND WHEN EVERYTHING
ELSE IS TURNING BROWN.
>> SO THESE WILL BRIGHTEN UP
YOUR GARDEN LIKE CRAZY.
A LOT OF THEM HAVE THIS
BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE AND BARK.
>> THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
>> THE BARK JUST PEELS OFF AND
IT WILL BE SHINY.
THIS IS A BIG BRANCH THAT I CUT
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. IF
OFF. IF YOU HAVE ONE THIS WHITE,
THIS IS SO GORGEOUS.
SO THEN FALL COLOR IS TO DIE
FOR.
FOR.
FOR. >>
FOR. >> IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
SO WHERE YOU PUT THIS IN THE
YARD?
YARD?
YARD? BEN
YARD? BEN THIS NEEDS TO HAVE THE
SUNNIEST SPOT, IT CANNOT TAKE
SHADE.
SHADE.
SHADE. YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT BLAME IF
IT'S IN THE SHADE.
SO IF YOU PUT IT OUT IN GREAT
SUNSHINE, THEY WILL TEND TO
BLOOM REALLY WELL. THIS IS MY
NEW FAVORITE.
NEW FAVORITE. >> THIS IS A DARK PLUM.
>> THERE'S ALSO MIDNIGHT MAGIC.
IT HAS PINK FLOWERS, MOONLIGHT
MAGIC HAS LIGHT FLOWERS.
THE STAY LIKE THIS ALL SUMMER
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. THEY ARE DECIDUOUS SO THEY WILL
FOLLOW-UP IN THE WINTER.
I HAVE HAD THIS IN MY GARDEN
FOR FIVE YEARS.
>> HAVE YOU TRIED SINGING TO IT?
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING
TO DO.
TO DO.
TO DO. WE
TO DO. WE ARE NOT GONNA DO THAT RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. I
NOW. I AM
NOW. I AM THINKING ABOUT THIS, I WAS
THINKING ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE JUST
BOMBARDING YOU WITH PLANT
QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS? IS THIS JUST YOUR PERSONALITY?
YOU GO AROUND THE WORLD AND
JUST TALK ABOUT PLANTS?
>> I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE SAY
THAT THEY HAVE QUESTIONS.
THE OTHER MORNING I WAS COMING
BACK FROM THE STORE AND THIS
OLD GUY LOOKS AT ME AND SAID
YOU MURDERED MY PLANT.
[ LAUGHTER ] I JUST BURST OUT
LAUGHING.
LAUGHING.
LAUGHING. >> SO SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT A
GARDENER AND DOESN'T HAVE A
GREEN THUMB, HOW HARD IS THIS
TO KEEP ALIVE?
>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE
YOU SHOULD DO.
PLANTS IN THE FALL, THEY GET
ALL THAT RAIN SO THEY GET GREAT
ROOTS GROWING, THEN IN THE
SPRING THEY GROW MORE WENDY
DROUGHT COMES.
DROUGHT COMES. THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO
PLANT.
PLANT.
PLANT. SO
PLANT. SO THESE ARE THE EASIEST. IF
YOU PLANT THIS ONE SOON, THIS
ONE CAN GET 20 FEET TALL.
YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL WHICH
ONE YOU GET.
THIS ONE, I SWIPED THE THOUGHT
OF MY WIFE'S GARDEN.
MY WIFE SAID THIS IS CRAPE
MYRTLE MR. ROSA.
IT'S KIND OF A MYSTERY.
THAT THIS ONLY GETS 12 FEET.
IT WILL NEVER GET TOO BIG,
EVERY YEAR IT WILL BLOOM, AS
LONG AS YOU GIVE IT FULL SON.
AND A LITTLE BIT OF WELL-
DRAINED SOIL.
DRAINED SOIL. >> IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU
DO AT HOME?
DO YOU PUT IT IN A VASE LIKE
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> THESE MAKE GREAT CUT FLOWERS.
LOOK HOW GREAT IT LOOKS.
THEY REALLY LAST LONG.
SO YOU COULD USE THIS AND A
BOUQUET AND IT WILL LAST FOR
QUITE A WHILE.
IT IS REALLY WONDERFUL.
ONE LAST THING IS TOO OFTEN,
WHAT PEOPLE DO IS THEY PRINT
THEM TOO MUCH.
-- PRUNE THEM TOO MUCH.
SO YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
IF YOU CUT IT BACK, CUT WHERE
THERE IS A BRANCH.
JUST SEND THEM OUT, DON'T WHACK
IT DOWN TOO MUCH.
>> WE HAVE MADE A COMPLETE MESS
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE. >> I'M SURE THE JANITOR HERE
HATES ME.
HATES ME.
HATES ME. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
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