Tuskegee Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia (indica x fauriei) 'Tuskegee'
Height: 18-25'
Spread: 15-18'
Shape: symmetrical canopy with a regular
(or smooth) outline, and individuals have more
or less identical crown forms
Foliage: Green; leaf 2 to 4 inches
Fall Color: orange; red; yellow
Hardiness: 7-9
Comments: The 6- to 12-inch-long clustered coral pink blooms
appear on the tips of branches during the summer.
The individual flowers are ruffled and crinkly as to
appear made of crepe paper. The smooth, peeling bark
and multi-branched, open habit of Crape-Myrtle make
it ideal for specimen planting where its bright red to
orange-colored fall leaves add further interest. The
tree is upright-spreading, or vase-shaped, with
branches spreading out as they ascend.