Q. On my crape myrtles, I see a white fuzzy substance on the leaves and blossoms. What is it, and how can I manage it ...

I work with crape myrtles a couple of days a week, and this problem has been especially common with the hybrids developed from the Japanese species Lagerstroemia fauriei.

I work with crape myrtles a couple of days a week, and this problem has been especially common with the hybrids developed from the Japanese species Lagerstroemia fauriei.

Crape murder is happening all over town. It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to stubs. Standard crape myrtles ...

If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles are cut down.

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes, yet a myth persists about their care. Many people falsely believe ...

If you're planning to prune the crape myrtle in your yard, stop and read this first.

Most arborists are not sure where the practice of topping crape myrtles started. The practice has been around a long time. The technique of severely pruning crape myrtles has even been given a ...

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want blooms in the summer? Along with not cutting off next year’s flowers, your ...

Crape myrtles across Texas started doing this, plus how to turn purpleheart into groundcover By Neil Sperry, Contributor Oct 11, 2024 ...

Dear Neil: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before.

As much as I love crape myrtles, they don’t have the best manners beside swimming pools.