Perhaps no shrub or tree suffers from the pruning mistreatment that crape myrtles do. You’ve seen the victims: majestic crape ...

But whatever lines may divide us, there is one core fact about Texas that should be able to heal any political schism, bridge ...

Teddy Bear southern magnolia. If you like the stately look of this traditional tree of the South, but you need one that won’t ...

Whether your patio is next to your house or a little farther away, planting a tree can be an easy way to provide shade. Close ...

Either trees or shrubs or anything like that ... or hacking is because it's easier and maybe it is easier on a crape myrtle that's 40 feet tall. But one thing about crape myrtles is most of ...

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate ...

I wrote about crape myrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae) (CMBS) last summer because it was becoming an issue in our landscapes. Since that article, I have never had as many people call ...

Today, we will discuss the crape myrtle bark scale ... This scale can definitely kill your trees. It reduces the amount of blooms that you get and just the overall appearance, and it’s very ...

The City of Fort Lauderdale is committed to a greener, healthier, more energy-efficient world. That is why we are partnering ...

Local author Taha Ebrahimi hopes her illustrated guide will inspire Seattleites to embark on their own urban tree adventures.

The tree pictured is a crape myrtle that has been topped many times. Often the topping cuts are performed because the trees have gotten too large. Fortunately, there are over 1200 varieties of ...

To celebrate Earth Day, and to commemorate the importance of trees in our environment, the City of Santa Maria added a white ...