The latin name for the Crape Myrtle is Lagerstroemia indica.
A crape myrtle is a deciduous tree, meaning that the leaves go dormant and fall off during fall and winter.
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Botanical name: Lagerstroemia speciosaFamily: Lythraceae (Crape Myrtle family)(Other Names: Giant Crape-myrtle, Queen's Crape-myrtle, Banabá Plant for Philippines, or Pride of India)
Although Crape Myrtle trees are not indigenous to Texas, they are still the state tree.
The cost of a crape myrtle tree can vary depending on its size, age, and where you purchase it from. On average, prices can range from $20 to $200 per tree. It's best to check with local nurseries or garden centers for specific pricing in your area.
Crape myrtles typically reproduce through seeds produced in their flower clusters. These seeds can be collected and planted to grow new crape myrtle trees. They can also be propagated through cuttings taken from the parent tree.
That one has dense foliage from near-ground level up and is lower-lying and that the other has visible trunks and is tallerare two differences between crape myrtle (Lagerstroemiaspp) bushes and shrubs.Specifically, all bushes are shrubs even though not all shrubs are bushes. A bush has dense foliage throughout its length and width whereas a shrub has a visibly foliage-free zone through which stems and trunks branch. A bush tends to mature to a maximum height of 15 feet (457.2 centimeters) whereas a shrub matures to a maximum height of twice that and therefore may be considered a small tree.
Cedar, blue spruce, cottonwood, crape myrtle, crabapple and cypress are trees. They begin with the letter C.
There are several trees that only grow short. Some of these include the crabapple tree, redbud, crape myrtle, and flowering dogwood. Most of these trees tend to grow between 25 to 30 feet tall.
This tree can be bought in many horticulture stores, or stores that sell plants and trees. A special order can be made from stores that sell plants and landscaping products.Ê
That one has fruit capsules, oppositely-occurring leaves, and showy flowers and is native to Australia and non-nitrogen-fixing while the other has fruity drupes, spirally-occurring leaves, and small catkins and is not native to Australia but is nitrogen-fixing are differences between crape and wax myrtles.Specifically, both myrtles can be found as fragrantly deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees. But crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp) has the advantage of being native to Australia (and Oceania and south and southeast Asia) while wax myrtle (Myricaspp) can be found growing natively on every continent except Antarctica and Australia. Wax myrtle nevertheless is blessed with the ability to replenish nutrient-poor soil whereas crape myrtle is not a nitrogen-fixing woody plant. The two genera tend not to be confused because of the crape myrtle's capsuled fruit, colorful blooms and simple leaves and the wax myrtle's catkined flowers, complex leaves, and tasty drupes.