As you drive around the South, I challenge you to find a town without crepe myrtles. My town has planted white crepe myrtles along every main thoroughfare so that it looks like the trees are covered ...

Crape myrtles have it all, from beautiful summer blooms to low water needs. Question: While driving along Main Street in Sebastopol last week, I was struck by the beauty of the stately trees with ...

I am writing to you regarding a crape myrtle in our Little Rock yard. These pictures show the sores on its trunk, which are present only on the northwest facing side. The southeast facing side looks ...

Caring for a crepe myrtle in winter can be tricky. The wrong move, and your tree won't live to see spring. Here's how to give ...

Is there any hope for my crape myrtle plant that was frozen in recent winters? Absolutely. These sprouts are coming up from ...

Not long ago, I received the following email: “I have two crape myrtle trees in my front yard, one about 25 years old and one about 10 years old. They are in full sun. They usually bloom later than ...

With its delicate thin petals that form large blooms in white, pink, red or purple, lush green leaves that form a thick canopy of foliage and smooth, exfoliating bark, it is easy to see why the crape ...

I recently bought a house in rural East Texas. It’s on 2.5 acres of heavily forested land. I didn’t walk the entire area before the closing, and only recently have I discovered that I apparently own a ...

There's good news and bad news at Trident Technical College: we now have crape myrtle scale. The good news is horticulture students get firsthand exposure to this invasive pest. The bad news is we ...