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 ...

You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. ... But standard “tree form” cultivars, such as Natchez, may reach heights of 30 feet or greater.

This week's Plant Pick of the Week is a summer-blooming version of what we usually consider a tree that grows only 4 to 5 feet tall and wide.

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 ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

But Florida has the crape myrtle.Introduced to the United States more than 200 years ago, crape myrtles grew best in the Southern states. They flowered for months and grew […] Skip to content ...

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

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.

My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house. We live on a corner lot, and this will be nice curb appeal with the proper up lighting. However, I do not want them to be huge.

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 ...