Tuskegee Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia (indica x fauriei) 'Tuskegee'
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
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.