Are North Texas crape myrtles having a bumper crop of blooms because of the weather? Possibly. A mild winter and early spring could have given these trees a little bit of a head start and boosted ...

Description. Our Master Gardener tree list—entitled "Ornamental Trees for Home Gardeners and Landscapes," describes the Crape Myrtle tree as slow to moderate growing with a rounded shape up to ...

Japanese crape myrtle, L. subcostata var. fauriei, is generally larger. Both may freeze to the ground in zones 6 and 7 winters, but usually regrow in the spring. Is Crape Myrtle a Bush or Tree?

Big crepe myrtles, such as ‘Dynamite,’ ‘Natchez,’ and ‘Tuscarora,’ will grow 20 feet ... Early each spring, ... It is important not to prune the tops of crepe myrtle trees to make them ...

Crape Myrtles are often the last plants to re-emerge in spring. ... Down south we see lots of Crape Myrtle trees over 10 ... “Dynamite” is a red variety that is fairly hardy in the Ohio valley ...

Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 feet tall. Most varieties produce beautiful blooms starting in spring or ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a nice crape myrtle tree that blooms well and looks healthy. The problem is that there are numerous shoots coming up from the bottom of the trunk. I prune them back ...

The author blames the practice of "crape murder," or cutting back all branches annually, for the weak growth. Proper pruning, ...

Two new crape myrtles – Lagerstroemia indica – will be featured at this year’s Crepe Myrtle Festival July 15-16 at McDonald Garden Centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

Two new crape myrtles – Lagerstroemia indica – will be featured at this year’s Crepe Myrtle Festival July 15-16 at McDonald Garden Centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

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.