Plant your Crape Myrtle properly for years of enjoyment.
Researchers at Texas A&M recently reported strong evidence that trees which are planted lower than in their original container--as little as 3" deeper--suffer detrimental effects.
Species in the study included sycamore, ash, crape myrtle, oleander, and vitex, which were all planted either at the same depth they were in their containers, three inches below, or three inches above. Trees planted at the high level all had 100% survival, and some grew faster than those planted at the same level. For trees planted deep, all species either had less than 100% survival, or grew slower than the other trees.
