Q. I have always wondered how the city decides which trees to plants on streets and other public areas. Is there a list somewhere? – Steve Lopez, Orange A.City leaders always tout Orange as a ...

The crepe myrtle tree in our garden is one of my favorites ... All young cardinals start out looking like their mothers but without the bright orange bill that the adult birds sport.

Two new crape myrtles – Lagerstroemia indica – will be featured at this year’s Crepe Myrtle Festival July 15-16 at McDonald Garden Centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

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 ...

The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does not interfere with power lines. If you have limited space, consider a semi-dwarf variety that ...

To fix the lack of blooms on your crepe myrtle, you need to make sure that you give the tree the nutrients that it needs. Ideally, you want to look for a fairly balanced fertilizer with an NPK ...

First reported in Texas in 2004, crepe myrtle bark scale has spread to a number of Southern states where crepe myrtles are popular landscape trees, including Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North ...

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.

Your trees are infested with crape myrtle aphids. The aphids feed on sap and excrete tiny droplets of a sugary liquid, honeydew. This accumulates on the leaves and branches and provides food for ...