One of several planted along a fence line in a rural landscape on Hotz Road near Thomaston, this black diamond Crimson Red crape myrtle is a shrub size that can get as large as 8-12 feet tall and ...

Black bark on crape myrtle a sign of crape myrtle bark scale, insects that suck the tree's juices By Neil Sperry , Down to Earth July 1, 2022 This is sooty mold on a crape myrtle.

For almost every sunny spot in the landscape, there is a crape myrtle variety that will fit, from ground cover through small tree. But the drought-tolerant plants with the pretty blooms can ...

This is the time of year when we often see crape myrtles unnecessarily topped: Main stems that are several years old are cut back, usually leaving branch stubs 2-5 inches or more in diameter.

Question. Our crape myrtle shrub is sprouting vigorous shoots from the base. Do we cut these off? Answer. Unless you want a shrub or small tree with additional trunks, these shoots from the base, o… ...

Speaking as a “plantaholic” who likes just about all things with foliage, fronds or needles, one plant I started to salivate over in the 1990s was crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.). For us in ...

The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does not interfere with power lines. If you have limited space, consider a semi-dwarf variety that ...

I do see the black fungus known as sooty mold. It grows on the surface of crape myrtle leaves and stems when they have been coated in honeydew from aphids and crape myrtle bark scale.

Gardening 101: Crape Myrtles 02:31. NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Despite being native to China and Korea, the Crape Myrtle is the official shrub of Texas. You can hardly walk down a street in this ...

Beauty and the bugs. Article by Molly Schafer Photos by Michele Walfred and courtesy of UD Cooperative Extension; Jim Robbins, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension; Bugwood.org; and Mengmeng ...

Q: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and peeling off. Inside, the trunk is black and the wood is moist. The plant beside it has leafed out normally. My grapefruit is another story.

Arborists warn of invasive insects causing harm to Crape Myrtle Trees ... AND CREVICES OF THE BARK OF A CRAPE MYRTLE. BUT NOW YOU MAY START TO NOTICE BLACK, ... ON THE BRANCH AND ON THE STEMS.