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The 'Choctaw' is a large variety with a broad growth habit, reaching 15-20' tall and wide at maturity. It produces large, pink blooms that will persist through the summer. Burgundy fall foliage and rich, cinnamon colored bark add interest all year round.
The 'Choctaw' is a large variety with a broad growth habit, reaching 15-20' tall and wide at maturity. It produces large, pink blooms that will persist through the summer. Burgundy fall foliage and rich, cinnamon colored bark add interest all year round.
Height: 25 feet
Spread: 20 feet
Sunlight: full sun partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 6b
Other Names: Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Description:
This attractive ornamental shrub or small tree is covered in striking coral-pink blooms in summer, followed by red-orange fall foliage; a captivating focal point for the garden or border
Ornamental Features:
Tuscarora Crapemyrtle is blanketed in stunning panicles of coral-pink frilly flowers with hot 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 orange in fall. The mottled khaki (brownish-green) bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.
Landscape Attributes:
Tuscarora Crapemyrtle 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.
Tuscarora Crapemyrtle is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing:
Tuscarora Crapemyrtle will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 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 50 years or more.
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 'Tuscarora' has year-round interest with deep, orange-red fall foliage and cinnamon, peeling bark that is exposed in the winter. Its vibrant, pink flowers bloom throughout the summer and contrast against rich, green foliage. It has an upright growth habit and will reach 15-20' tall and wide at maturity.
The 'Prairifire' crabapple is a rounded, mid-sized variety that makes quite an impact. Vibrant reddish-pink blooms explode in mid-spring, covering every inch of the branches. In the fall, glossy red fruits appear and persist for months without dropping. This variety gets 15-20' tall and wide and is a perfect specimen tree.
The 'Prairifire' crabapple is a rounded, mid-sized variety that makes quite an impact. Vibrant reddish-pink blooms explode in mid-spring, covering every inch of the branches. In the fall, glossy red fruits appear and persist for months without dropping. This variety gets 15-20' tall and wide and is a perfect specimen tree.
