‘Arapaho’ has true red flowers that begin in June and persist through September on our farm. It has average exfoliating bark and will have a mature height of about 20 feet. The habit is upright and it makes a great medium-sized tree.
Lagerstroemia / Crapemyrtle
This crape myrtle has an upright form reaching 20'. The flowers are dark red blooming in mid-July. Fall color is orange. Has very intense red flower coloration. Bark is gray-brown.
Similar to Natchez, Fantasy will grow taller with a mature height of 40 feet. The exfoliating bark is very showy and the white blooms continue throughout summer.
Miami is a small growing, multistemmed, deciduous tree that has large, dark pink, panicle flowers from June to September and foliage that turns reddish orange in autumn. Miami Crepe Myrtle is a good choice for use as a specimen, lining a driveway, or in a grouping.
Muskogee Crepe Myrtle is one of the larger growing crape myrtles. Muskogee is normally a multi stemmed tree with lavender pink flowers in the summer and foliage that turns red in autumn. The bark is gray to tan and adds to the winter interest of the tree. Muskogee is a vigorous and is a superb choice for a specimen in the landscape, on corners of larger homes and buildings, and planted in groupings. Quite large at maturity, possibly 25 feet high and 15 feet wide.
The single-stemmed version of Muskogee works great as an accent plant or specimen. The lavender flowers and fall foliage make this a great addition to any landscape.
One of the Whitcomb introductions, Red Rocket is a vigorous grower with beautiful true red flowers all summer long. With an upright habit and a mature height of 20 feet, it is the fastest growing red crape myrtle. The new growth is crimson, changing to a dark green with maturity.
‘Tuskegee’ has distinct horizontal branches and can grow quite wide. It has dark pink to coral blooms and the new foliage is red-tinged. The mature foliage becomes glossy, dark green and turns orange-red in autumn. It is mildew resistant. The bark is mottled light gray-tan and exfoliates. 15 feet high and wide at maturity.
This crape myrtle matures to 20' or more. It is similar to Natchez but more cold hardy. White flowers over a longer period of time, lustrous dark green foliage, cinnamon brown bark. Named by Tom Dodd.
'Tuscarora' is a fauriei cross with a dark, coral pink bloom. It is more upright than 'Natchez' and a slower grower, but is often planted in conjunction with 'Natchez' for a contrasting bloom color. It has a moderately showy exfoliating bark and nice orange to red fall leaf color. Stockhaven grows this selection with 3-5 trunks. It makes a nice accent tree and likes full sun for best growth and bloom. 15 feet high at maturity.
'Tonto' is a great small crape myrtle with cream to gray-brown exfoliating bark. The blooms are fuchsia to maroon in color and the tree remains small. It is useful where a manageable size is necessary and we grow it as a multi-trunked specimen. It tends to be broader than other varieties. Mature size is 12 to 15 feet high and wide.
The predominant white crape myrtle cultivar, 'Natchez' is a fauriei cross developed by Dr. Egolf. It is broad, vase-shaped with a white bloom and cinnamon exfoliating bark. The flower period is one of the longest of all crape myrtles and the fall foliage is an awesome orange to red. 'Natchez' loves full sun and is very resistant to powdery mildew. A fast grower, 'Natchez' has a high drought tolerance and has many uses. We grow it with 4 to 5 straight trunks that makes it ideal for specimen plantings. Mature size is 25 feet high and 20 feet wide.
