Crape Myrtle Tree | Step by Step Planting

Everything you need to know about Crape Myrtles

Available in pink, purple and even red hues, our Crape Myrtle Trees offer classic growth and an iconic silhouette you'll love for your landscape. Even better? The easy-growing benefits that come with planting a Crape Myrtle of your own.

How to Plant Crape Myrtles
Though specific planting directions will depend on the variety you choose, most like full to partial sun (4 to 8 hours of sun per day) and well-drained soil. And of course, the correct growing zone is important.

Where to Plant Crape Myrtle Trees
Anywhere, provided there's sunlight! And the planting process is simple. Dig a hole large enough to accommodate your tree’s root ball (with some room to grow), place your Crape and backfill the soil. Finally, water the surrounding soil to settle roots and mulch to conserve moisture.

How to Care for Crape Myrtle Trees
First, establish a solid watering schedule. Generally, we recommend watering about once or twice weekly. If you’re not sure when to water, however, simply check your surrounding soil about 2 inches down. If the soil is dry here, it’s time to water your Crape Myrtles.

Fertilizing is simple, too. Fertilize in early spring, before blooming, with a general-purpose blend and follow label instructions for best results.

How Do You Prune Crape Myrtle Trees?
It's a point of contention, but the process is simple. For pruning, simply remove dead, damaged or diseased areas. You can also prune for shaping during the dormant season, after blooms have faded, but you can let your Crape Myrtles grow naturally.

[janicesmith]

All that and listening to that music and I never heard anything about month to re-transplant

[bryanmilanovich]

I think you have to deep more the Hole !!

[lofimh]

Bro I need help I just planted my new crap myrtle on ground it's leaves are very dulled and are drooping what should I do

[noel]

I had to uproot my c m dwarf purple type cause it was planted in the wrong area. it sill in dormant stage here in the northeast area. It has lots of roots in the ball, but i have no idea if they are alive or not...they do not look like white roots, perhaps cause of the 'ball' . is there a way to verify if those roots are not dead?

[seanrobinson]

Can you send me information on where you got the music?




Because I wish to avoid it forever.

[luludebolt]

This tree is nice color hot pink, but messie and constantly dropping sticky jels to any parked car outsde in street, long roots are braking driveway is a constant battle cleaning so people from near schools don't get knots under their shoes or slip and fall , also cloogs water rain drainages on Mt Gleason, City planted many Myrtle in our street many years ago, but now we have to live with the destructiion in front of our nice well kept homes, bought an electric blower also paying a gardener to clean up my yards even know our yards are pebbles with small Cactus i do inherited this messie three, how can i get City to removed the messie tree does anyone know ? I'm a caregiver to unfortunate now terminal and disable spouse he can't clean up no more . TREES ARE BEAUTIFUL BUT MESSIE TO MY DOOR AND GARAGE TOO and CITY DOES NOT FIX YOUR BROKEN PAVEMENT . Looked at one has an range cone for months is a real Monster acrooss our home broken pavement by tree long roots from side to side .
COME SEE STREET ACROSS MT GLEASON SCHOOL. TUJUNGA CA. THESE AREA WIND BLOWED 50 TO 75 MPH