Close Choctaw Crapemyrtle

Choctaw
Common Name: Choctaw
Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Choctaw'
Species: Crapemyrtle
Category: Small tree
Habit: Deciduous
Flower Description: Blooms are large clusters of bright, clear pink clusters, usually for twenty weeks or so in the Deep South
Fragrance: No fragrance
Foliage Description: Leaves are a deep green in Summer, changing to a bronzy maroon in the Fall
Trunk Description: Medium cinnamon brown set of trunks,
Height of Plant: 20-30 ft.
Spread of Plant: 12 ft.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 7 - 10
Hybridizer: Dr. Donald Egolf
Place of Origin: National Arboretum, Washington, DC
Other Information: Disease resistance to fungus and mildew that bother older type Crapemyrtles
Photographer: Richard Buggeln
Location: I-K; 14-15