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 area without seeing one in someone's ...

Dear Jane: Three years ago, I planted three crape myrtle bushes. I would like to prune them into the tree form. How do I do this? - Thelma Cohagen, Nashport Dear Thelma: This was a good summer for ...

Yet there is one item that deserves to be struck from our list of official state notables as it tarnishes the rest of this noble menagerie: the crape myrtle, our official state shrub. If you were ...

“I like the compact shrub-like crape myrtle, personally,” shares Tracy. “They’re a lot less work, as they’re expected to be dense plants and can be sheared back in late winter and other ...

Crape myrtles, Lagerstroemia spp., are deciduous shrubs or trees native to southeastern China. The crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, was introduced into England in 1759 and met with dismal ...

The crape myrtle is the most popular small ... crusty or hairy growth on the bark of woody plants like trees and shrubs and wooden fences. They often grow prolifically on dead or low-vigor ...

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. Since we are on the ...

Just resist hacking the crape myrtle trees and shrubs back to large stubs. What many refer to as “crape murder” ruins the shape of the crape myrtles and delays flowering. Even when severe ...

Rose of Sharon is often grown in groups to create a screen or hedge. Zones 5–8. A traditional Southern favorite, crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia) has crept northward due to warming temperatures and ...

The crape myrtle is the most popular small ... Hydrangeas are deciduous shrubs, one of the few we use. Virtually all the other shrubs we plant in our landscapes here are evergreen and stay ...

shrub or sub-shrub. The bark is decorative. According to Doug Welsh, “The number of trunks a crape myrtle has affects the ultimate size of the plant: the fewer the trunks, the taller the plant.” ...

Crape myrtle trees bloom on the new growth ... canes or cutting the plants back too short will leave you with a bushy shrub which is later in blooming. Powdery mildew is always more of an ...