crape myrtle
noun
: an Asian shrub (Lagerstroemia indica) of the loosestrife family widely grown in warm regions for its flowers
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Pruning crape myrtles in summer or fall can stress the tree.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
But if your plants need sprucing up, late winter is the best time to remove wayward stems and prune crossed branches on crape myrtle trees.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
Sitting in the shade of a stand of crape myrtles along the arena’s west wall were cousins Jacqueline Sevier and Tracey Mason-Moore.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Oct. 2024
Tree varieties include Eureka lemon, pink guava, Golden Delicious apple, coast live oak, olive, crape myrtle, California sycamore, desert willow and torrey pines.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
But if your plants need sprucing up, late winter is the best time to remove wayward stems and prune crossed branches on crape myrtle trees.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
Sitting in the shade of a stand of crape myrtles along the arena’s west wall were cousins Jacqueline Sevier and Tracey Mason-Moore.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Oct. 2024
Tree varieties include Eureka lemon, pink guava, Golden Delicious apple, coast live oak, olive, crape myrtle, California sycamore, desert willow and torrey pines.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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