The neighbors might be pruning crape myrtle wrong, but that doesn’t mean you should butcher yours, too. Perhaps no shrub or tree suffers from the pruning mistreatment that crape myrtles do.

It’s that time of year, which means fertilizing crapemyrtles once you see leaves start to emerge. Crapemyrtles have the same ...

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. Unfortunately ...

Why do named varieties of crape myrtles seem to disappear from nurseries? Two popular names from the past, Watermelon Red and ...

This week's column shares tips on peach trees and advice for moving a crepe myrtle tree and dividing maiden grass — possibly ...

Q: I’m so disappointed and very sad! Last year I planted several crepe myrtle plants in my backyard. Now, my neighbor's ...

White, wooly adults (figure 1, 2) with pink to purple eggs underneath (Figure 3) can be seen in late spring. The first generation was observed in late May through early June using a hand lens or ...

If you have chosen a standard variety, let it mature and become the beautiful tree it was meant to be! Crape myrtle trees bloom on the new growth, so any pruning that is needed should be done ...

I have a good-sized crepe myrtle that must be moved ... as long as the ground is not frozen. Before moving a tree or shrub of fair size, some earlier prep will help reduce transplant shock ...