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Acoma is a white-flowered hybrid with pendulous branches. It can be grown as a large shrub or small tree up to 15 feet tall.
You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. ... such as Acoma, and intermediate crape myrtle cultivars, such as Osage, that grow near 30 feet or less in height.
Crape myrtles have put on their dazzling display lately, but crape myrtles are a flowering tree that needs care.
Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate ...
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 ...
The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does not interfere with power lines. If you have limited space, consider a semi-dwarf variety that ...
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.
OPINION. How to ruin a crape myrtle tree. July 23, 2023 at 1:47 a.m. by Richard Mason ...
I enjoy living n a heavily wooded area; that's why I oppose over-pruning of any tree. Sure, we do need to prune trees if they are in a urban setting and they are a danger to power lines, but we ...