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.

The white dogwood ( Cornus florida) is perhaps the most well-known white flower tree. There are around 60 species of dogwoods ...

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.

There's no denying the crepe myrtle' supremacy as the number one ornamental tree in our region. It seems everywhere in the South a crepe myrtle could be planted it has been. Such popularity comes ...

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 ...

Crepe myrtle trees are not native to Texas or anywhere else in the U.S., but they are great ornamental tree choices. ... (including the dreaded white scale) ...

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles are indispensable in the Southern landscape. Its vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to September virtually ...

Crape myrtle trees are nearly as plentiful as azaleas in the Rose City, but a new pest threatens their beauty. The pest - crape myrtle bark scale - was first discovered in Tyler in 2013 and is ...

It is important not to prune the tops of crepe myrtle trees ... ’20 or more feetRed-orangeCherry red‘Hopi’7 feetOrange-red to dark redPink‘Natchez’30 feetOrange-redPure white ...

There are some nice crape myrtles that mature at about 15 feet tall, give or take a few feet. The 8-foot width may be more difficult as crape myrtles tend to be wider than that at maturity.

The pink, red, lavender and white colors are evident at every height from the “myrtlette” bush to the 40-foot, towering tree. Take a look around the next time you’re sitting at a traffic ...

The crepe myrtle tree in our garden is one of my favorites – and Splinter’s too. ... His back is slate gray, he has an almost white “V” shaped bib, ...