On Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, crepe myrtles will be cause for celebration in Natchez, Mississippi. The town is holding its International Crepe Myrtle Festival, which includes educational ...

Gilman and his colleague Gary Knox studied the effects of pruning on Natchez crape myrtles and found that trees that were topped developed six times more dead wood than trees that were pruned ...

Severe pruning that affects plant shape and growth is discouraged. *Uses: Natchez is a large growing crape myrtle best used as an accent tree, space divider or street tree where there is adequate ...

This is normal, and the reddish brown color of the inner bark is considered attractive and one of the notable features of the Natchez crape myrtle. (Courtesy of LSU AgCenter) Q: I bought and ...

Q. Is it possible for a crape myrtle's blossoms to change colors over time? I planted three `Natchez' crapes in 1997. They always bloomed white until last year. One starts blooming white in May ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Crape myrtle 'Sarah's Favorite' or 'Natchez' * Botanical name: Lagerstroemia 'Sarah's Favorite ...

Most Crape Myrtles in gardens are varieties of Lagerstroemia ... such as 'Arapaho,' 'Hopi,' 'Natchez,' and 'Zuni.' They are mildew resistant with enhanced cold hardiness and beautiful bark ...

Q: I hope you can help me with weeds in my Bermuda lawn. I have tried weedkillers, yet here we are in May and dandelions are ...

Renegar demonstrated proper pruning cuts on a stand of mature 'Natchez' crape myrtles along Winston-Salem's 13th Street. Using a pole saw, he pruned away crossing branches, rubbing branches and ...

If you have crape myrtles, one maintenance task to add to your checklist is to prune off sprouts that arise from the base of the tree. These sprouts are called suckers, and removing them will ...

Varieties such as Acoma, Muscogee, Natchez, Yuma, Lipan, Sioux, Tuscarora, etc. are the best ones to use today. Crape myrtles definitely have their place in South Carolina landscapes. However ...

Crape myrtles love full sun and heat — lots of ... ‘Osage’ grows to 16 feet high by 10 feet wide with a semi-pendulous form. Natchez (L. × fauriei ‘Natchez’) grows to around 20 ...