White spots on your crepe myrtle tree may just look like light mold or lichen, but it may be a sign of a bigger issue that sinister and damaging.

Common problems are crape myrtle aphids and Cercospora leaf spot. Most trees get crape myrtle aphids during summer. Only when populations are high from year to year is control necessary.

Let’s settle the “Crape Murder” debate once and for all. Here’s what tree experts say about pruning this popular tree. Don’t commit ‘Crape Murder.’ ...

Crape myrtles have put on their dazzling display lately, but crape myrtles are a flowering tree that needs care.

Joellen Dimond discusses crape myrtles, and Mr. D. talks about common apple tree diseases. The Family Plot | Crape Myrtles & Apple Tree Diseases | Season 13 | Episode 15 | PBS Skip to Main Content ...

Aphids and other sap-sucking insects can drain crepe myrtle sap and spread sooty mold, while leaf spot is a fungal issue that can weaken plants, impair blooming, and leave unsightly splotches on plant ...

Circumstances when a crepe myrtle legitimately needs to be topped do exist, Files said, like keeping the tree from becoming entangled in power lines. Pruning a branch because it threatens someone ...