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The 'Iseli Fastigiate' dove tree has an extremely uprigt growth habit, reaching 15-25' tall and 12-15' wide. Its striking, white flowers mimic the shape of dove's wings, giving this tree its name.
Shademaster Thornless Honeylocust | The 'Shademaster' is a large, upright variety with an open growth habit. It will grow 50-70' tall and 40-60' wide at full maturity. It is drought and pollution tolerant, making it a great street tree. Fine textured foliage provides dappled shade beneath the tree and will turn yellow just before leaves drop in the fall.
Dense, pyramidal, upright holly with dark green foliage and large, apple-red berries. No pollinator is needed for this showy female plant. Reaches 10' tall and 6-8' wide when mature. Great screen or specimen.
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The 'Nellie Stevens' holly is a popular variety that is often used to create large hedges and screens. It will quickly reach 15-25' tall and 10-15' wide. When planted with a male Chinese holly, it will produce large, orange-red berries that persist through the winter.
The 'Oakland' holly is prized for its uniquely-toothed foliage and dense, conical growth habit. It will reach 15-20' tall and 12-15' wide at maturity. Self-pollinating.
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.
Anna's Hardy' is a female variety that produces sweet, tender kiwis. Its sweet, white flowers emerge in late spring and give way to summer fruits. It will grow 10-12' tall and wide when trained onto a trellis. Needs hardy male kiwi for pollination.
September Sun' produces large, flavorful fruits against colorful foliage. It can grow 10-15' tall and wide when trained on a trellis. Needs a hardy male kiwi for pollination.
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 'Colorama Scarlet' is a stunning variety with large clusters of vibrant red flowers that emerge and summer and persist into fall. Exfoliating bark in the late fall and winter adds seasonal interest. This variety will get 15-20' tall and 10-12' wide.
The 'Miami' is a mid-sized variety that will reach 8-12' tall and wide at maturity. Its large, pink blooms will persist through the summer and contrast against its rich, green foliage. Exquisite, exfoliating bark is exposed in the wintertime.
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.
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