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Their blooms may add a pop of color to your landscape, but crepe myrtle trees (Lagerstroemia indica) make a mess nearly every season of the year.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Pruning saws are great for thinning Japanese maple or crepe myrtle branches that might be rubbing on each other, shooting in the wrong direction, or obstructing a walkway.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Dense branching of small trees like hawthorn, hazelnut, and crepe myrtle provides barriers and screens and can form a fence with proper spacing.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Mar. 2026
Trees commonly grown near utility infrastructure include crepe myrtle, redbud, Japanese maple, dogwood, and serviceberry.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Pruning saws are great for thinning Japanese maple or crepe myrtle branches that might be rubbing on each other, shooting in the wrong direction, or obstructing a walkway.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Dense branching of small trees like hawthorn, hazelnut, and crepe myrtle provides barriers and screens and can form a fence with proper spacing.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Mar. 2026
Trees commonly grown near utility infrastructure include crepe myrtle, redbud, Japanese maple, dogwood, and serviceberry.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Crepe myrtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crepe%20myrtle. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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