The Streets Are A-Bloom with Colorful Crape Mrytles
July 19, 2012
Summertime is for sure here as the Crape Mrytle trees burst into bloom. It is really a wonderful thing that many communities use these flowering trees as street trees. I had a friend visiting this past weekend from Brookly and I can tell you these trees do not grow in Brooklyn.
Crape Myrtle trees are deciduous trees that orginated in Aisa. They come in a wide range of sizes and colors. They can be shrubs or upright trees. They have multiple main stems. If left untrimmed the upright trees can grow to one hundred feet in height. Because of their brilliant colors and versatility, they are used in Southern California landscapes.
They are fairly hardy and disease resistant, but aphids do love them. Spraying with soap water will generally control the aphid population. Pruning will keep them healthy and shapely.
Summertime is for sure here as the Crape Mrytle trees burst into bloom. It is really a wonderful thing that many communities use these flowering trees as street trees. I had a friend visiting this past weekend from Brookly and I can tell you these trees do not grow in Brooklyn.
Crape Myrtle trees are deciduous trees that orginated in Aisa. They come in a wide range of sizes and colors. They can be shrubs or upright trees. They have multiple main stems. If left untrimmed the upright trees can grow to one hundred feet in height. Because of their brilliant colors and versatility, they are used in Southern California landscapes.
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