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 ...

Standard crape myrtles have the potential to be wonderful small trees if they aren't chopped to their knees annually. There are serial homicidal pruners of crape myrtles out there, writes Janet ...

It is hard to go down any residential street in Jacksonville during the summer without seeing crape myrtles in bloom. They have become the dominant summertime flowering tree throughout the South. T… ...

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, ...

Crape myrtle cultivars can be dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi-dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet) and full size (greater then 20 feet).

Crape Myrtle is on the list of approved street trees of many local cities, partially due to the fact its roots don't damage sidewalks or structures. Use as a focal point in the front yard, entry ...

Q: Is it the right time to prune my crape myrtles or should I wait until March? – Sheila, Birmingham, Ala. It seems that February cannot pass without a little heated discussion among the ...

More important, crape myrtles now come in every size from 18 inches to 20 feet and taller.These new hybrids bloom longer and are more cold-tolerant and powdery mildew-resistant than ever.

• There are many different cultivars of crape myrtle, ranging in size from two-feet-tall groundcover types to standard ones that can reach 30 feet, and everything in between.

Crape myrtles come in a wide array of sizes ranging from dwarfs that remain at 3 feet to towering trees reaching 45 feet. The smart move is to choose a variety that is just the right size for its ...

The crape myrtle has become the standard of medium-size trees to plant in the Louisiana landscape. Crape myrtles are easy to produce, easy to grow and very inexpensive to purchase.