Crape murder is happening all over town. It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to stubs. Standard crape myrtles ...

You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. ... that grow near 30 feet or less in height. But standard “tree form” cultivars, such as Natchez, ...

The commonly planted Natchez crape myrtle is known for the cinnamon brown inner bark that is revealed when the outer bark ...

How to prune crape myrtle is always a popular subject whenever I make a presentation about pruning trees.The discussion ...

Somehow, the belief that crape myrtles should be brutally pruned by cutting off their tops persists, even though it's inaccurate. Crape murder is a term that has been coined to describe this ...

Crape myrtle bark scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) was initially found in Texas in 2004 and has been found in at least 11 other states since. It was first found in Delaware during the spring of 2020.

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about crape myrtles, summer vegetables, lemon trees, tomato plants, indoor palms and ...

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 ...

But in a recent AJC article, you spelled “crepe myrtle” as CRAPE myrtle. Shame, shame! This from an 80-year-old woman! Gloria Duggar, email.

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.

Beauty and the bugs. Article by Molly Schafer Photos by Michele Walfred and courtesy of UD Cooperative Extension; Jim Robbins, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension; Bugwood.org; and Mengmeng ...