This variety also grows quite rapidly (3–5 ... think of crape myrtles as small trees or large shrubs, you can find true dwarf ...

This time of year, there's also a lot of controversy going around gardening circles regarding our beloved Southern gem, the crape myrtle ... early-spring appearance. 3. Remove branches that ...

And when we take the container off we see ... the reasons why people commit crape murder or hacking is because it's easier and maybe it is easier on a crape myrtle that's 40 feet tall.

Garden tip of the week with Jennifer Ferguson. Today, we will discuss the crape myrtle bark scale. This small elongated insect is white and gray, feeds on the crape myrtle tree, and produces a ...

Unlike the azalea, camellia, and gardenia, which pine for acid soil, crepe myrtle ... crape myrtles and crapemyrtles if you prefer—range in size from dwarf selections that grow less than 3 ...

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate ...

In addition to these common insects, we need to watch for some of the exotic invasive insects relatively new to our area – the spotted lanternfly and crape myrtle bark scale. Crape myrtle bark scale ...

let the strongest one stay in a year or so, and you’ll have a new crape myrtle. Not worth using any insecticide or treatments at this point.

One is in the 400 block of Telfair Street and the other in the historic Magnolia Cemetery off 3 rd Street. The crape myrtle bark scale looks a lot like what its name suggests. The insect infests ...

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