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Tuscarora
Common Name: Tuscarora
Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Tuscarora'
Species: Crapemyrtle
Category: Small tree
Habit: Deciduous
Flower Description: Blooms are large clusters of bright, pinkish coral clusters, usually for twenty weeks or so in the Deep South
Fragrance: No fragrance
Foliage Description: Dark green foliage turning reddish orange in fall
Trunk Description: Tan bark which exfoliates with age
Height of Plant: 2-16 ft.
Spread of Plant: 2-16 ft.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 6 - 9
Hybridizer: Dr. Donald Egolf
Place of Origin: National Arboretum, Washington, DC
Other Information: This cultivar reportedly has good disease resistance. Foliage may yellow (chlorosis) in alkaline soils. Some susceptibility to aphids and scale
Photographer: Richard Buggeln
Location: H-9