The crepe myrtle gets its name from its delicate, paper-like flowers that bloom in vibrant shades of pink, red, and purple. These easy to grow trees are both heat and drought resistant, and are ...

You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. ... There are crape myrtle cultivars that grow only 2 to 3 feet in height, such as Pocomoke.

Visually, crepe myrtles and hostas would make a lovely pair. Whether they're growing as large trees or smaller bushes, crepe ...

The Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice about when to plant crape myrtle and answers a reader’s question about growing a clover lawn in Central Florida.

The trees grow about 30 feet tall and equally as wide. ... There is lots of sooty mold on our crape myrtle that did not bloom this year, and it’s spreading to the confederate jasmine.

If you have a spot for a specimen shrub or tree, consider planting a crape myrtle. They are cold hardy, produce attractive flowers, and may also provide some free pest control.

Before that happened, 50 For the Future took on a project to plant crape myrtle trees. Clara Jones and I found a nursery source, and over several weeks we sold around 5,000 crape myrtles.

OPINION. How to ruin a crape myrtle tree. July 23, 2023 at 1:47 a.m. by Richard Mason ...

Many crape myrtle trees across the D.C. region are infested by a bug called bark scale, which leaves behind a black fungal infection. A cure is elusive.

I enjoy living n a heavily wooded area; that's why I oppose over-pruning of any tree. Sure, we do need to prune trees if they are in a urban setting and they are a danger to power lines, but we ...