With many species available, crepe myrtles are a stunning addition to the landscape. But, you'll need to avoid the most ...

Both underwatering and overwatering can reduce flowering in crepe myrtle trees and cause other problems, like wilted leaves, leaf drop, and root rot. If needed, improve poorly draining soils with ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions ...

Crape myrtles don’t seem to mind how you prune ... Sometimes lichens grow very heavily when there are other plant problems but this is not the case with your tree. There is no need to be ...

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes ...

One of the problems with the extreme pruning of crape myrtles has to do with planting a large-growing tree in a space more fitted for a small-growing tree. It's the wrong plant in the wrong place.