Crape myrtles also grow as medium to large shrubs ... including Cheyenne (red), Hopi (pink), Tonto (fuchsia) and Zuni (lavender). Dwarf varieties grow between two and five feet and can be used ...

Crape myrtle has long been a staple of Southern ... It is also a showstopper when in summer flower. ‘Tonto’ is an old favorite with red flowers and is reported to be very winter hardy.

If you have crape myrtles, one maintenance task to add to ... Osage Blush, Pecos, Sioux, Tonto, Townhouse, Tuskegee, Tuscarora, Twilight, Wichita and Yuma. If you purchase a cultivar that is ...

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My "Tonto" crape myrtles stay covered with aphids and black mildew. I've tried every product available, and none keeps the aphids away for more than two weeks. The trees are close to our house ...

Crape myrtles have quickly become the color-of-choice ... grows 5-10 feet in 10 years. Dark pink/red: Tonto - light brown bark, fuchsia red flowers, rounded habit and good resistance to powdery ...

The new shoots will flower the following year. Dear Sue: We purchased a crape myrtle last spring, the Tonto variety. There were no instructions as to how to care for it. I would like to know when ...

Crape myrtles naturally grow as small upright or ... different spot and replace it with a more compact selection such as Tonto, Sioux or Catawba, which grow to 15 feet or less.

Avoid buying crape myrtles if the nursery does not have a chart reporting mildew resistance. With red blooms, Tonto is recognized as a superior performer in the intermediate size category.

It has a high resistance to powdery mildew. Tonto also has showy maroon leaves in the fall and exfoliate bark. The medium-sized crape myrtles with red flowers that were recognized were Country ...

Tonto: Compact, rounded tree ... Great for beds and containers. Crape myrtles don’t have any pests or diseases they are particularly prone to, according to VanDyke. “That’s not to say ...