What is a Crape Myrtle Tree?
There are over 50 types of Crape Myrtle, they are varieties that are evergreen and some that loose their leaves, they range in height from small shrubs to 100 foot tall trees, the trunk and stems are flutes and they loose their bark all year long. The flowers range from white to purple and are delicate and crape like, giving the tree its’ name. The crape myrtle tree is one of the fastest growing flowering trees currently growing in the US and is quite common in the gardening and landscaping in the more temperate climates.
