Deciduous large shrub or small tree with profuse crepe-like coral-pink flowers. Exquisite orange-red foliage color in the fall. Smooth, mottled, light cinnamon brown bark adds year-round interest. Use for accent, background, specimen or street tree.
Tags: Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Tuscarora'
Category:
Light Requirements:
Full sun
Mature Size:
15 ft. tall and wide.
Cold Hardiness Zone:
6-9
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Foliage Color:
Green
Flower Color:
Pink
Bloom Period:
Summer
Water Requirements:
Low, Once established, needs only occasional watering.
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Thin young trees in late winter to early spring, leaving 3 to 7 permanent trunks or canopy branches. On older trees, pruning is not necessary, except to remove any suckers that have emerged from the main trunks or ground. Remove spent flower heads in summer to promote re-bloom.