Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 feet tall. Most varieties produce beautiful blooms starting in spring or ...

The queen’s crape myrtle — also called pride of India — puts common crape myrtle hybrids in the shade, literally. Ranging from 30 to 60 feet tall, this deciduous species (Lagerstroemia speciosa) ...

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...