LancasterOnline: Add color to summer: How to care for your crape myrtle [Master Gardener column] Though springtime in Lancaster County is greeted by a spectrum of blooming trees and shrubs, late-summer color can be hard to come by. Fortunately, in Lancaster County, we can grow crape myrtle, a ... Add color to summer: How to care for your crape myrtle [Master Gardener column] Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette: IN THE GARDEN: Crape myrtles can sustain damage from weather extremes Q: I am writing to you regarding a crape myrtle in our Little Rock yard.

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These pictures (see reader's photos) show the sores on its trunk, which are present only on the northwest facing side. The ... Tyler Morning Telegraph: Sperry: Decades-old crape myrtle bloomless due to other factors, not age Fort Worth Star-Telegram: How to use colorful crape myrtles in your North Texas landscape So far, 2025 has been the best year I’ve seen for crape myrtles in the past 15 or 20. Many of us feel they’re the best flowering shrubs and small trees for the South, and this year is certainly ...

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