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The 'Red Beauty' produces huge crops of large, red berries in fall that persist into winter. Berries provide a striking contrast against its spiky, dark green foliage. This variety can be pollinated by any male blue hollies. It maintains a dense, conical shape, growing 6-10' tall and 4-5' wide. Can handle full sun or part shade.
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.
Glossy, dark green foliage creates the perfect canvas for the 'Muskogee's' lavender-pink flowers in the summer. Red-orange fall color in the fall is followed by outstanding, brownish-gray exfoliating bark in the winter. Grows 10-15' tall and 8-12' wide.
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.
The 'Little Gem' magnolia is prized for its large, white, tea-cup shaped blooms that appear in late spring and persist through summer. Blooms are wonderfully fragrant and attract beneficial pollinators. Has a dense, upright growth habit and will reach 20-25' tall and 10-15' wide at maturity.
Sweetbay Magnolia. The Sweetbay magnolia is a native variety that will reach 15-25' tall and wide at maturity. It produces large, white, fragrant blossoms that appear in early summer and attract a variety of beneficial pollinators.
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 'Asian Combo' pear is a self-pollinating variety that combines both early and late-season bloomer to extend your harvest season. It combines both yellow and brown russett pears. Grows 12-15' tall and 6-8' wide.
The 'European Combo' pear grows 15-20' tall and 8-12' wide. It combines 3-4 European pear varieties to extend the harvest season. Fruits ripen in summer and fall.
Striking, pink flowers cascade along weeping branches in the spring before foliage emerges. This variety will grow 12-15' tall and wide.
The 'Kwanzan' cherry produces large, ruffled pink blooms in early spring before foliage emerges, creating a vibrant display of color. It will reach 25-30' tall and wide and has an upright growth habit.
The 'Autumnalis' has an upright, arching growth habit and will reach 25-35' tall and 20-30' wide. It produces clusters of pinkish-white, ruffled flowers in early spring before its foliage emerges.
The 'Okame' is a type of Taiwanese ornamental cherry that grows 15-25' tall and 15-20' wide. Its upright, vase-shaped growth habit makes it a striking specimen for garden landscapes. Vibrant, pink blossoms cover every inch of the branches in early spring before rich, green foliage emerges. Foliage turns bronze-orange in the fall.
The 'Akebono' creates a spectacular show with masses of fragrant, double-bloomed, white to pink flowers. It has a spreading, arching crown and will reach 25-30' tall and wide. Glossy, dark green leaves turn bright yellow in fall.
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