Why Crepe Myrtle Leaves Turn Brown. In Summer. If you are seeing brown leaves (or even partially brown leaves) on a crepe myrtle shrub at the end of a dry summer, the problem could be due to drought.

Q: 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. They were watered weekly.

On Air Q: My crape myrtles may have leaf spot. They’re 45+ feet tall, and I can’t spray them. What do I do?

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.

If you prune your crape myrtles in winter, the summer leaves will be thinner than on an unpruned plant. Different varieties might have slightly different leaf thickness too. Q: My 12-year-old ...

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. They were watered weekly.

Something is eating the impatiens on one side of my planter, while the impatiens on the other side is doing fine. What can I ...

Q My crape myrtle tree does not seem to be doing well this year.It only has leaves from certain limbs and has not leafed out as it has in the past. How do I address this? Cut off the limbs (down ...

Q: There’s white stuff all over my crape myrtle foliage and flowers. I’ve never seen it this bad. What is it, and what can I do about it? A: Powdery mildew is the culprit, and it seems … ...

Crape myrtles are indigenous to temperate and tropical regions from Asia to Australia. Their leaf shape is similar to a true myrtle ( Myrtus ) and their brightly colored flowers are crinkly like ...

Q: 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. They were watered weekly.

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.