Crape myrtles have put on their dazzling display lately, but crape myrtles are a flowering tree that needs care.

Native to China, Japan, and the Philippines, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) are so popular in the South, you probably ...

Something is damaging impatiens, and Texas continues to feel the lingering impact of the February 2021 winter storm.

Dear Neil: Regarding crape myrtle bark scale — Southeastern Virginia has been battling this pest for years. The scale itself will not kill the plants. However, the sooty mold is ...

Crape Myrtles are one of the most well-known flowering trees in our area. Crape myrtle does best when grown in full sun on moist, well-drained soils.

How to prune crape myrtle is always a popular subject whenever I make a presentation about pruning trees. The discussion always centers around how far back you should prune them.

Topping crape myrtle trees is certainly not, and never has been, the preferred way of handling these graceful and beautiful trees. (Proper pruning should be done in the winter, before new growth ...

Tips Crape myrtles don't need to be pruned every year. Trim off suckers and dead branches when you see them, but otherwise limit pruning to an as-needed basis. 2. Don't prune in the spring.

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 ...

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.