LONG LASTING PURPLE-PINK BLOOMS
FEATURES:
- From spring through summer, lavender-pink to purple blooms appear
- Flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies
- Bark is smooth and cinnamon colored, and will peel to reveal shiny light gray hues
- Cold hardy, mildew resistant, and drought tolerant
- Perfect for mass plantings, privacy hedges, and entryway decoration
- Hand Selected, Fresh from our Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Mature Height: 20-30' tall
- Mature Width: 10-15' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 5-10' apart
Muskogee Crape Myrtle
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Lagerstroemia indica 'Muskogee'
Regular price
1(866) 873-3888
LONG LASTING PURPLE-PINK BLOOMS
FEATURES:
- From spring through summer, lavender-pink to purple blooms appear
- Flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies
- Bark is smooth and cinnamon colored, and will peel to reveal shiny light gray hues
- Cold hardy, mildew resistant, and drought tolerant
- Perfect for mass plantings, privacy hedges, and entryway decoration
- Hand Selected, Fresh from our Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Mature Height: 20-30' tall
- Mature Width: 10-15' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 5-10' apart
Why plant Muskogee Crape Myrtle?
Bring a little Southern hospitality to your front entranceway, pool, or patio with a Muskogee Crape Myrtle. This fast-growing ornamental tree will say, “Welcome to our home” with its frilly soft lavender-pink flowers over a long period in summer. In fall, it will often give a fond farewell to the summer season with a lavish display of red autumn foliage, too, and in winter it will show off its lovely smooth marbled trunks. In very mild-winter climates, Muskogee can become a 30-foot tree, so give it room to strut its stuff if you live in the Deep South.
André Michaux was born in 1796 in Versailles France and thanks to lessons learned from his father became, a gifted grower. After losing his beloved wife during childbirth just 11 months after they were married, Michaux was devastated. With a love of country, he devoted himself to the study of botany and was determined to make himself useful to France. In 1782, he traveled to the Middle-east. For three years he collected plants and seeds, enduring many hardships along the way. His determination did not go unnoticed and after arriving home was asked to lead an expedition to North America in search for new species of trees to rebuild depleted forests that were stripped during years of war. Appointed by King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette in 1785, he set out for North America with a small group, including his now 15 year old son, François. For years Michaux explored a young America, shipping new plant varieties to France as well as introducing new plants to America such as Mimosa and Lagerstroemia.
How to use Muskogee Crape Myrtle in the landscape?
Covered in lavender pink, papery flower clusters in summer, Muskogee is just a beaut! A common fixture in Southern gardens, Crape Myrtle flourishes in warm, dry weather but this particular variety is one of the hardiest and will survive in more Northern temps as well. Just imagine a grove of these planted together - simply wonderful y'all!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 6-9
How To Plant Muskogee Crape Myrtle
Crape Myrtles love to bake in hot sun and clay soil. That’s why they’re a fixture in the South, where they’re sometimes called “Summer Lilacs.” In the North, they may die back in cold winters, often growing back from the roots. You’ll want to wait until spring to prune Muskogee. Luckily, Crape Myrtles bloom on “new wood,” meaning that if you do trim them in spring, you won’t be cutting off any flower buds. After a spring spruce-up, Muskogee will still bloom its heart out in mid to late summer.
How To Water
Once established, Crape Myrtles are drought tolerant and can survive on natural rainfall. Young plants should be watered once or twice weekly. Check soil about 3 inches down, if soil is dry than it is time to give your tree a great drink.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant Food granular form on an annual basis each fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How To Prune
Thin out young Crape Myrtles 3-4 main branches. Then, after the wonderful blooming in spring, clip the tips of the branches.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
3-YEAR-TREE GUARANTEE:
Bower & Branch offers a Three-Year Tree Guarantee on all of our trees, sizes X-Large and up. Only the finest and the most experienced growers are awarded the opportunity to grow for Bower & Branch, so we offer the best guarantee available.
If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
Reach out to a Plant Whisperer with any questions:
- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
- Or via Online Chat
