The crape myrtle grows at a moderate rate to 30 to 40 feet high with a 25-foot spread and lives from 50 to 150 years. Handsome peeling bark highlights its multi-trunk or single-trunk tree.

I would like to plant some Acoma crape myrtle trees between the sidewalk and the street. Some people say the proper spacing is 15 feet; others have told me to space them 8 to 10 feet apart.

For years, crape myrtles have been planted in McKinney roadway medians. Summer is the ideal time to see them in bloom. Memorial Day Sale: Only 50¢ for 6 months. Skip to Main Content Skip to footer.

My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house. We live on a corner lot, and this will be nice curb appeal with the proper up lighting. However, I do not want them to be huge.

But like most landscape plants, they, too, are not bullet-proof, so we sometimes get questions about what’s wrong with my crape myrtle. From an insect standpoint, the crape myrtle aphid is the ...

You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. Hopefully, you’re not guilty of doing this. The term “crape murder” was coined to describe this drastic topping of ...

Also, any information on pruning would not be complete without a word on pruning crape myrtle. Before we get out the pruning saw, loping shears or pruning shears, there are a few things to go over.

Q: At the end of April, I planted two crape myrtle trees. They both looked equally mature and thrived well. In June, I noticed that the one started to look sickly, with leaves shedding and drying ...

Newly developed dwarf crape myrtle trees produce flowers without any pruning, however, light, judicious pruning produce larger flowers with more profuse blooms.

By JOYCE DEAN For the Daily Facts The Tree of the Month for July is the Lagerstroemia indica, commonly known as the crape myrtle tree. This tree has a fascinating story. Not a myrtle but a member o… ...

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 ...