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The 'Brandywine' red maple has a dense, rounded growth habit and will reach 35-45' tall and 25-35' wide at maturity. It rich, green foliage turns vibrant, burgundy-red in the fall.
October Glory Red Maple. The 'October Glory' is prized for its vivid-red fall foliage and its dense, rounded growth habit. This variety will reach 40-50' tall and 20-30' wide at maturity. Holds foliage into late fall.
Red Pointe Red Maple. The 'Red Pointe' has a pyramidal growth habit with a pointed crown and will reach 40-45' tall and 20-30' wide at maturity. Its rich, green foliage turns vibrant-red in the fall.
The Katsura is a rounded, upright tree that will reach 40-60' tall and 25-30' wide. It has attractive foliage that emerges red and ages to green and will turn orange-yellow in the fall.
The 'Black Pearl' is admired for its intensely dark-purple, heart-shaped foliage. Beautiful lavender blossoms cover the entire tree in early spring, and foliage appears soon after blooms have fallen. This variety will get 15-20' tall and 20-25' wide at full maturity. They are shade tolerant, but the foliage color will be much more vivid when planted in full sun.
Flame Thrower Redbud. The 'Flame Thrower' is admired for its striking leaf coloration that persists throughout the growing seasons. Foliage emerges deep, burgundy-red and ages to vibrant tones of yellow and green. This variety will grow 15-20' tall and 12-15' wide. Pink blossoms emerge in early spring before foliage appears.
The 'Whitewater' is a weeping variety that grows 6-8' tall and 4-6' wide, making it a great speciment for small garden spaces. The main attraction of this variety is its beautiful, variegated foliage. Its large, heart-shaped leaves appear white with rich green speckles and streaks. Deep rose colored blossoms appear from April to May.
The 'Cherokee Brave' Dogwood is prized for its large, fuschia-pink blooms that emerge in mid-spring. It has a broad growth habit and will reach 20-30' tall and 25-35' wide at maturity. Fall foliage turns brick-red.
Rubra Dogwood | The 'Rubra' has dark, fuschia-pink blooms that appear in mid-spring and often cover the entire tree before foliage emerges. It will reach 20-30' tall and 25-35' wide at maturity, maintaining a broad, upright growth habit.
The 'Kousa' is a mid-sized variety that maintains an upright, broad growth habit, reaching 25-30' tall and wide at maturity. It produces massive clusters of white, star-shaped flowers in late spring that persist into summer. Its red fall foliage and peeling, gray bark add year-round interest.
The 'Winter King' is a hawthorn variety that is prized for its silvery-gray, peeling bark and orange-red berries that persist on bare branches through the winter. It will reach 25-35' tall and wide at maturity and is a great option for street planting due to its pollution resistance. Attractive red-centered, white flowers appear in late spring.
This medium-sized juniper has a growth habit with extremely dense branching and blue-green foliage. It is a moderate grower and an excellent accent plant. Will grow 10-12' tall and 6-8' wide.
Height: 20 feet
Spread: 15 feet
Sunlight: full sun, partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 6b
Other Names: Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Description:
This attractive ornamental shrub or small tree produces volumes of light lavender-pink frilly blooms in summer, followed by vibrant red fall foliage; captivating focal point for the garden or border
Ornamental Features:
Muskogee Crape Myrtle is covered in stunning panicles of lavender frilly flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early to late summer. It has attractive dark green deciduous foliage which emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn red in fall.
Landscape Attributes:
Muskogee Crape Myrtle is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Muskogee Crape Myrtle is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing:
Muskogee Crape Myrtle will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
The 'Bracken' Brown' is an evergreen variety that is known for its glossy green leaves that have leathery-brown undersides. Large, white, fragrant blooms appear in late spring and attract a variety of pollinators.
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