Crape Myrtle
South Carolina has some beautiful trees and the Crape Myrtle is one of them. The colorful blooms last all summer and another unique feature of this tree is when it matures, it sheds the bark giving the tree a very unique look.
We moved to our house in Little River in 1999 and the hedges around this tree were a few feet tall. Throughout the years they grew and grew and turned into one big hedge. They covered about five feet of the tree trunk and it wasn’t until a few weeks ago when Rich was trimming them, I mentioned how beautiful the tree is but the trunk was covered by the bushes. So he got his hedge trimmer and trimmed the bushes away from the tree trunk. On the other side was a small scrub tree that was probably planted from a bird and it was right in front of the Crape Myrtle. Rich cut that down and now all we see is the beauty of the crape myrtle trunk and tree! It has beautiful pink blooms all summer and berries in the fall and winter for the birds. Our winter project will be to clear around the base of the tree and make a rock border all around the trunk and maybe plant some type of ground cover, maybe lavender or a bright yellow ground cover.
Since today is Wordless Wednesday I thought I would share one of our beautiful crape myrtle trees.
Do you have a special tree in your area that you love? Hope you enjoyed my Wordless Wednesday Crape Myrtle tree!
I did indeed enjoy your Crape Myrtle tree, it’s beautiful!
I will write about a special tree in tomorrow’s post, it’s a maple tree.
Oh I love maple trees too Tamara! When we lived in upstate New York we had two beautiful red maples in our yard. That’s one thing I miss about the north, the beautiful color of the leaves.
I love your crape myrtle! The trunk is so beautiful after they shed their bark. Makes me want to rub my hand on its smoothness! Great topic for Wordless Wednesday! Cindy Rae
Yes, I love the feel too Cindy! I love nature and so much to see.
I have a baby (well maybe more like a toddler) Camellia Bush I planted in my front yard. It is a fall blooming bush. Though it is not majestic like your Crape Myrtle…it gives me a a happy joy.
I love Camelllias Sheryl! We hade one years ago but for some reason it didn’t like it here. LOL Maybe we’ll try again because it’s a beautiful bush in the winter in South Carolina.
Martha, what a beautiful tree! I had heard the name in the past but have/had never seen one. You’re really taking care of yours– like you don’t have enough projects–and it is really lovely.
Thanks Kebba, this tree was here when we moved to our new home in 1999 but the subdivision was started in 1995 so I’m thinking maybe that’s how old the tree is. Since Rich cleared the bushes away from the trunk, it shows it’s beauty and we have neighbors stopping to look at it.
That tree is beautiful! I’m glad Rich trimmed it for you. I love to look at trees.
We never thought of trimming the base until he was doing the routine top trim. It’s so beautiful and we get lots of compliments about it Jeanine.
What a beautiful tree. I love trees. I have a couple in my yard, I huge often.
Yes they are so beautiful and even after the flowers die off, they have berries for the birds Brenda!
So pretty. 🙂 Reminds me of the trees we have around here.