A young janitor’s role in thwarting an attempted bombing in 1958 is the latest addition to an Alabama oral history project ...

In the case of a crape myrtle, that thin branch is going to have a bloom the size of a 55-gallon drum on the end of it and water is going to absorb in the flower. The weight is going to crack and ...

First detected in the U.S. in Dallas in 2004, crape myrtle bark scale is a sucking insect that feeds on the sap of plants. It excretes a sugary solution known as “honeydew,” like what is ...

The reason most often used for topping crape myrtles is that they have gotten too tall. The solution is simple. There are over 1200 varieties of crape myrtle with mature heights ranging from 2 ...

5. Don't cut the top off ever. The time is never right to severely chop off your crape myrtle. This terrible practice has been dubbed “crape murder” because it can ruin your tree.

Planting a tree shows buyers the potential to see their new life in bloom. Make sure to opt for fast-growing trees like this dynamite crape myrtle from Fast Growing Trees, which will also add ...

You’re in luck. The 2024 Crape Myrtle Festival will return to John Barnes Park in Ardmore on Saturday. The annual festival is free to the public with free parking. Yolanda Eubanks, Director of the ...

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 ...

Crape myrtles, an ornamental tree popular in landscapes throughout the state of Delaware, are prized for their beauty, exfoliating bark in shades of silver and cinnamon, and long-lasting flowers in a ...

Crape myrtles, an ornamental tree popular in landscapes throughout the state of Delaware, are prized for their beauty, exfoliating bark in shades of silver and cinnamon, and long-lasting flowers in a ...

The myrtle is quite clearly a tree—one that grows in an inelegant tangle of oft-gnarled trunks. Pedants may argue that the crape’s hydra of stems technically qualify it as a shrub.

©P. OCHASANOND/Shutterstock.com Individuals who enjoy vibrant and eye-catching flowers need to look no further than the incredible dynamite crape myrtle. According to the University of Arkansas System ...