With such a wide array of sizes available, crape myrtle can be used as either a bush or a tree. “Varieties that can reach at least 15 to 20 feet are the best to tree form,” Tracy advises.

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

Though springtime in Lancaster County is greeted by a spectrum of blooming trees and shrubs, late-summer color can be hard to ...

The reason most often used for topping crape myrtles is that they have gotten too tall. The solution is simple. There are over 1200 varieties of crape myrtle with mature heights ranging from 2 ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice about gardening in Florida about pruning crape myrtles and care of mandevilla, bird of paradise, bahia grass, azaleas, African lilies and sagos.

Q: Please tell me how and when to feed and care for crepe myrtle. A: The crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is an interesting woody Asian tree/shrub that grows well throughout the southern US. It ...

Dear Neil: I had an old, dead crape myrtle removed and ground out this ... Crape myrtles can be ‘reborn’ with the right care. NEIL SPERRY May 13, 2024 May 13, 2024; 0; Facebook; ...

Submitted photo This is known as 'crape murder,' lopping off the top of a crape myrtle tree to try and make it into a bush. This tree will not bloom this year. By Amy-Lynn Albertson ...