Four height categories now exist: miniature, dwarf, medium, and standard. The National Gardening Association currently lists 440 Crape Myrtle cultivars in its plant database.

Originally from East Asia, crape myrtles have become much more widely planted in recent decades thanks to the development of varieties that are hardier and more disease-resistant. Their appeal is ...

Flowers are borne on new growth. Newly developed dwarf crape myrtle trees produce flowers without any pruning, however, light, judicious pruning produce larger flowers with more profuse blooms.

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).

Another great tree is Lagerstroemia (crape myrtle). These bloom in late summer, then display brilliant fall color. Come winter, their exfoliating bark is stunningly beautiful.

They can range from small, with dwarf crape myrtles, growing less than 4 feet tall; semi-dwarf, staying under 12 feet; intermediate, growing no more than 20 feet; or trees, which can grow more ...

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, Lagerstroemia spp., are deciduous shrubs or trees native to southeastern China. The crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, was introduced into England in 1759 and met with dismal ...

Crape myrtles love the sun, becoming more popular on Staten Island. Huge pink clusters bloom on a pair of crape myrtle trees at the corner of Forest and Bement avenues, in West Brighton.

A: Crape myrtles would like the afternoon sun of your west wall, and they come in a wide range of sizes - from little 3-foot balls like the 'Razzle Dazzle' and 'Filli' series up to 25-foot tree types.

My dwarf crape myrtle has white dust on its leaves, and the leaves are curled. What is it, and what should I do? A. That’s powdery mildew, and it’s an issue with some types of crape myrtles in ...

I have a young Natchez crape myrtle tree. Over the past few weeks I've noticed the bark was splitting and cracking. Now it is falling off of the tree.