Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles are indispensable in the Southern landscape. Its vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to September virtually ...

It is crape murder time again. The time when landscapers do not have enough to do so they murder crape myrtle trees. Why? That is a question I have asked myself for years. Why would someone cut a ...

Chinese pistachio (Pistacia chinense) joins ginkgo and tallow tree in a noteworthy group of deciduous species indigenous to ...

You can tell it’s summer in Redlands when the blooms of the crape myrtle trees, Lagersgtroemia indica, appear. Each summer, these deciduous trees put on a colorful eye-catching show. Brilliant ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a nice crape myrtle tree that blooms well and looks healthy. The problem is that there are numerous shoots coming up from the bottom of the trunk. I prune them back ...