Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia spp.) are versatile deciduous shrubs that can be propagated in several ways. In my experience, ...

In my experience, Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia spp.) are one of the easiest deciduous shrubs to grow in pots. While native to parts of Asia, Australia, and the Indian Subcontinent, they are also ...

In colorful hues like pink, violet, and red, crepe myrtles are a favorite of gardeners looking for a low maintenance flowering tree. They grow easily throughout the South, filling yards with ...

If pruned properly, crape myrtles can grow into an attractive tree with summer blooms. Most arborists are not sure where the practice of topping crape myrtles started. The practice has been around ...

The tree’s health? Butchering Crepe Myrtles’ trunks by cutting their trunks to uniform, identical heights forces the tree to grow from where the pruning occurred. Utilizing this approach of ...

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes ...

Crape myrtles don’t seem to mind how you prune ... a fungus and algae growing symbiotically together. Sometimes lichens grow very heavily when there are other plant problems but this is not ...