BRIGHT REDDISH-PINK BLAZING BLOOMS
FEATURES:
- In the summer, foliage is bright green
- In the fall, orange-red hues set blazing to the tree
- Cinnamon brown bark is lovely during the wintertime
- Thrives in the desert heat and the coldest climates
- Incredibly drought and disease tolerant
- Beautifully vase-shaped
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the 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: 15-20' tall
- Mature Width: 10-15' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 5-10' apart
Tuscarora Crape Myrtle
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Lagerstroemia indica 'Tuscarora'
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BRIGHT REDDISH-PINK BLAZING BLOOMS
FEATURES:
- In the summer, foliage is bright green
- In the fall, orange-red hues set blazing to the tree
- Cinnamon brown bark is lovely during the wintertime
- Thrives in the desert heat and the coldest climates
- Incredibly drought and disease tolerant
- Beautifully vase-shaped
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the 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: 15-20' tall
- Mature Width: 10-15' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 5-10' apart
Why plant Tuscarora Crape Myrtle?
When most trees have traded their spring flowers for a summer wardrobe of green foliage, Tuscarora Crape Myrtle says, “Let’s get this party started!” with its rich pink crepe-papery blossoms. This snazzy small ornamental tree will be the backdrop to your barbecues, pool parties, and all your summer get-togethers throughout the season. Plant it where your guests can admire it up close, because they’ll want to touch the smooth marbled trunks and get a good look at the clusters of pretty pink flowers. Invite them back in the fall, too, so they can witness Tuscarora’s fiery orange-red fall foliage!
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 Tuscarora Crape Myrtle in the landscape?
In the steamy hot areas of the country where Tuscarora Crape Myrtle thrives, this tree is an easy way to add some festive summer color to the landscape. Needing little supplemental irrigation once established and only a light pruning in spring, it is not only beautiful but no-fuss, too. Tuscarora can become a 20-foot tree in the Deep South, so give it room to strut its stuff if you live where winters are very mild.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 6-9
How To Plant Tuscarora Crape Myrtle
Crape Myrtles are hot-summer/mild-winter plants, though they’re so beautiful that Northerners want to plant them, too. Tuscarora can be grown in the warmer parts of the North—it just won’t get as big. Wherever it’s grown, give it lots of sunshine and a steady supply of water during the first year (after that you can ease up). Don’t trim this plant between August and February—wait until spring. And please don’t chop it in half if it gets too big! This is called “Crape Murder,” and it makes us tree-lovers cringe.
How To Water
While in the process of establishing, Crape Myrtles may need more watering during the hot summer seasons. Once these trees are established, you can rely on rainfall to water them! Water once or twice weekly while these trees are still young.
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
Trim up your Tuscarora when it is young in the late winter or early spring! Not much work is required to dress up this fancy Crape Myrtle.
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).
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- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
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