crape myrtle
noun
: an Asian shrub (Lagerstroemia indica) of the loosestrife family widely grown in warm regions for its flowers
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Tucked in a residential neighborhood of bungalows and crape myrtle trees, the federal women’s prison in Bryan, Texas, doesn’t look like a traditional lockup.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Remove low-hanging limbs of small trees, such as crabapples, redbuds, and crape myrtles, back to the main stem or trunk.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
But if the moss is covering much of the crape myrtles, it’s best removed.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Putting aside crape myrtle foliar and floral characteristics, its bark is also of considerable interest.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Remove low-hanging limbs of small trees, such as crabapples, redbuds, and crape myrtles, back to the main stem or trunk.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
But if the moss is covering much of the crape myrtles, it’s best removed.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Putting aside crape myrtle foliar and floral characteristics, its bark is also of considerable interest.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Crape myrtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crape%20myrtle. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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