Crapes are available in various heights from 3-foot dwarfs to 30-foot-tall trees. Apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring. Trim leggy ruellia in early spring.

White spots on your crepe myrtle tree may just look like light mold or lichen, but it may be a sign of a bigger issue that sinister and damaging.

1101hggardenadvice There is no special fertilizer for crape myrtles. You may use any general-purpose fertilizer or tree fertilizer following label directions. Fertilize in February or March.

Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia) are trees with aspirations to be big shrubs. Leave a tree alone and eventually most will send up lots of shoots from the base and turn into something more akin to a ...

These hardy trees have few pest or disease problems, and they require little water and fertilizer.Also, crepe myrtles need minimal pruning. Some gardeners top them annually, but this ruins their ...

As crape myrtle flowers fade, they turn to small, hard, green seed pods. Carefully cut these off, re-fertilize and water the trees to extend their season of glory. Crape Myrtles may bloom again.

According to the original poster, they called a landscaper to trim the crepe myrtle tree's canopy down from about 25 feet to a more modest 15 feet, and they were completely shocked when they saw the ...