Question from Desperate Reader: I have two red crepe myrtle trees. Both started dropping leaves in midsummer and are now almost bare. I sprayed them with fungicide during the humid months, but ...

Many crape myrtle trees across the D.C. region are infested by a bug called bark scale, which leaves behind a black fungal infection. A cure is elusive.

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.

Why Crepe Myrtle Trees are Messy. Getty Images . Advertisement. ... Black spots begin appearing on the leaves in midsummer causing the foliage to prematurely turn red and yellow before steadily ...

One of several planted along a fence line in a rural landscape on Hotz Road near Thomaston, this black diamond Crimson Red crape myrtle is a shrub size that can get as large as 8-12 feet tall and ...

Aphids, shown here on crape myrtles, feed on sap and excrete tiny droplets of a sugary liquid called honeydew. This accumulates on the leaves and branches and provides food for a black fungus ...

Crape myrtle trees are nearly as plentiful as azaleas in the Rose City, but a new pest threatens their beauty. The pest - crape myrtle bark scale - was first discovered in Tyler in 2013 and is ...

Q. “While looking over my crepe myrtle (could be oak, maple, etc.) the other day, I noticed a large group of black bugs on the bark of my tree and a fine, tight webbing. None of my leaves ...

Crape myrtles, Lagerstroemia spp., are deciduous shrubs or trees native to southeastern China. The crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, was introduced into England in 1759 and met with dismal ...

Once they get older, crape myrtle trees regularly shed their outer layer of bark. This shedding often reveals different shades from tan to rusty brown, adding to the beauty of these trees.

There was a rustle in the leaves a little lower in the tree; another bird was busy in the bush, but I couldn’t see who it was. A second catbird arrived on the scene and seemed to want to compete ...

The leaves are simple with smooth edges. They are alternate and ovate in shape, dark green on top, but a paler green on the underside. In early fall the deciduous black gum prepares to drop its ...