Find out where crape myrtle grows best and how to choose the right variety for your garden. Plus, get tips for pruning and ...

Dear Neil: Regarding crape myrtle bark scale — Southeastern ... After several years of uncontrolled pests, the plant will die. I’ve seen even plants with 8-inch diameter trunks require ...

Because of this, pruning spring-flowering plants after June risks removing the buds, resulting in fewer flowers the following ...

Crape myrtles are the most popular summer flowering ... since these drench insecticides can take about 60 days to translocate into the plant to be effective against the scale.

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 ...

Crape murder is happening all over town. It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to stubs. Standard crape myrtles have ...