If crepe myrtles stop flowering, these tips will help your plants rebloom Known as the “lilac of the South,” crepe myrtles can’t help but impress when they produce their colorful bounty of ...

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want ...

Crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp ... with streets and gardens filled with these pretty flowering trees. But they're not fond ...

The trouble is crape myrtles are extremely resilient, and, since they bloom on the current season's growth, the bad pruning practices are glossed over, not to mention the gross, enlarged knots on ...

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 ...

Never cut off more than 25 percent of the tree in one pruning. Cutting back crape myrtles too much can not only delay flowering, but it can also stress the tree and make it susceptible to plant ...