Crape Myrtle Natchez White

$39.99 / 3G


Item # 06535


Botanical: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez'
Common: Crape Myrtle Natchez
Extended Features: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez', also known as Crape Myrtle Natchez, this excellent summer flowering tree has fragrant white flowers. This fast grower can be grown as a single trunk or multi-stemmed tree. Superior exfoliating cinnamon-brown bark. Mildew resistant. Moderately salt tolerant in well drained sunny locations. FEATURES: Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez' Common Name: Crape Myrtle Natchez Features: Salt Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Fall Color Bloom Time: Spring - Summer Light Requirements: Full Sun Attracts Bees Resists Deer, Resists Mildew Mature Plant Size: 20 feet Zone 6 - 9
How To Maintain: Feed March and November with Treetone. Mulch November and June. Deep soak every 2 weeks with MiracleGro the first two summers after planting. Remove suckers at base and keep limbed-up to 3-4'. Spray in March with Horticultural Oil insecticide.The last plant to leaf out in the spring - be patient - til June 1.
Usage: Attractive accent, mass planting or border
Plant In: Full sun, well drained soil
Interest: Summer Flowering tree blooms for 3 months, adaptable to many sites and soil conditions.
Pruning: Limb-up side branches to 6-7' Keep off suckers
Bloom In: Late June to October
Flower: Crinkled white flower trusses
Full Size: 25'x25'
Spacing: 25'
Habit: Upright, vase shaped deciduous tree
Growth: Fast
Exposure: Full Sun
Hardiness: 0 to 10 deg. F
Water Use: Drought, tolerant
Leaf: Glossy dark green leaves
Seasonal: Red-orange fall foliage