QUESTION: The leaves on my crape myrtle trees are turning yellow and falling. Could the problem be a fungus, and if so, is there a good systemic product I can apply to the base of the trunk for ...

CRAPE MYRTLE CARE: Crape myrtle trees recently have shed lots of leaves due to Cercospora leaf spot, caused by the rainy weather. Susceptible trees are looking thin and less attractive ...

First Report ofXanthomonas axonopodisCausing Bacterial Leaf Spot on Crape Myrtle. Plant Disease , 2014; 98 (6): 841 DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-10-13-1082-PDN Cite This Page : ...

Part of the leaf drop in crape myrtles is due to a fungus causing spots on the foliage. By The Plant Doctor. PUBLISHED: September 14, 2019 at 8:00 AM EDT.

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

In late summer, Louisiana crape myrtles start having leaf spots. While rainfall varies considerably around the state, this summer in our region rains events have been common, making the crape ...

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?

The leaves on my crape myrtles have curled up and turned white. What can I do? D.F., Houston. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad. A.

Crape myrtles are notoriously one of the last landscape plants to leaf out. That being said, I do think there will be significant damage to crape myrtles in the northern tier of our state that ...

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.