#42 most planted
Lagerstroemia indica
Crape myrtle · also Crapemyrtle, Crape-myrtle, Crepe-myrtle
Multi-trunkDeciduous
60,992
trees mapped
0.59%
of all named trees
17
cities
4.5 in
median trunk (11 cm, 58,228 measured)
36 yr
median age (67% have a planting date)
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Lagerstroemia indica is a deciduous, multi-stemmed tree known for its showy summer blooms and colorful fall foliage. It is a popular nesting choice for songbirds and wrens. This species is drought-adapted and grows well in full sun.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 37,8518.1%36 yr4.5 in
- 11,5603.3%—3.9 in
- 4,7002.4%11 yr4.8 in
- 3,3121.5%—4.3 in
- 1,3220.81%—2.8 in
- 1,0610.69%—1.9 in
- 9900.43%—2.5 in
- 990.07%—3.0 in
- 410.01%—6.0 in
- 180.11%5.7 yr2.0 in
- 160.05%—1.2 in
- 90.01%—3.0 in
- 50.02%—5.0 in
- 40.00%——
- 20.00%—1.3 in
- 10.00%—9.8 in
- 10.00%—1.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.5 in, mean 4.7 in, 90th percentile 7.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Southeast Indochina dry evergreen forests
Other Lagerstroemia in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
