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Have you heard the term “crape murder”? Ever wondered what it means? Join us to learn about caring for crapemyrtles and their sometimes unfortunate and untimely "crape murder".
Sources for this episode:
Find your local UF/IFAS Extension office: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/
Your Central Florida page https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/
Crapemyrtle https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/crapemyrtle.html
Lagerstroemia indica: Crapemyrtle https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st342
Crapemyrtle in Florida, ENH-52 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg266
Crapemyrtle Pruning, ENH1138 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep399
Establishing Shrubs in Florida Landscapes, ENH1130 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep391
10 Steps for Planting in Sandy Soil in Polk County https://www.dropbox.com/s/t8q4aynlnf27j9x/Planting%20on%20sandy%20soil.pdf?dl=0
Examples of Crapemyrtle cultivars: dwarf (less than 4 ft): Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Chickasaw'; semi-dwarf (around 10-12 ft): Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Acoma'; intermediate (less than 20 ft): Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Comanche'; tree (over 20 ft): Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Miami'.
Podcast introduction and closing music: "Green Beans" by Big Score Audio.
Podcast sound effects: "The Tomb" by Vaudeville.
By Anne Yasalonis and Julie Schelb5
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Have you heard the term “crape murder”? Ever wondered what it means? Join us to learn about caring for crapemyrtles and their sometimes unfortunate and untimely "crape murder".
Sources for this episode:
Find your local UF/IFAS Extension office: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/
Your Central Florida page https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/
Crapemyrtle https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/crapemyrtle.html
Lagerstroemia indica: Crapemyrtle https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st342
Crapemyrtle in Florida, ENH-52 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg266
Crapemyrtle Pruning, ENH1138 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep399
Establishing Shrubs in Florida Landscapes, ENH1130 http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep391
10 Steps for Planting in Sandy Soil in Polk County https://www.dropbox.com/s/t8q4aynlnf27j9x/Planting%20on%20sandy%20soil.pdf?dl=0
Examples of Crapemyrtle cultivars: dwarf (less than 4 ft): Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Chickasaw'; semi-dwarf (around 10-12 ft): Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Acoma'; intermediate (less than 20 ft): Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Comanche'; tree (over 20 ft): Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Miami'.
Podcast introduction and closing music: "Green Beans" by Big Score Audio.
Podcast sound effects: "The Tomb" by Vaudeville.

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