Fuschia: 'Tonto' is another attention-grabbing crape myrtle that blows pastel shades out of the water. The 8- to 9-foot shrubs are covered with dark fuchsia flowers for more than two months each ...

Two new crape myrtles – Lagerstroemia indica – will be featured at this year’s Crepe Myrtle Festival July 15-16 at McDonald Garden Centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

When choosing a crape myrtle to purchase, take into account its growth habit and eventual size. Don't keep pruning a 20-foot tree into a 6-foot bush, as it will become unattractive and shorten its ...

How to choose the right crape myrtle March 18, 2015 More than 10 years ago Hopi is another small tree or large shrub with light-pink blooms and gray-brown bark.

Once again it is time for the annual crape myrtle tree sale. ... 10-15 feet, compact, globose shrub; Sioux - 10-20 feet, dense upright bush; Red: Tonto - 8-12 feet upright shrub; Tuscarora - 20 ...

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: My neighbor's pear tree came down in the December ice storm and damaged my 'Tonto' crape myrtle tree. One main stem to the right snapped off and tore the bark ...

Crape myrtle cultivars have differing sizes of mature height that include dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi- dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet), and tree (greater than 20 feet).

Crape myrtles are available in many shades of red, pink, lavender, purple and white. There are four main categories of size for crape myrtles from dwarf (3 to 5 feet), intermediate (5 to 10 feet ...