No leaves growing at tips of branches on Crape Myrtle Zone 7 8 in the . . . New foliage from Crape Myrtles tend to be either that kind of bright green or a brownish sand-ish color depending on the variety I would not worry about tips that do not leaf out My CM trees are about 30-40 years old and they are so tall I cannot reach the top and thus, they do not get pruned when there is any winter damage
The Top Recommended Varieties of Crepe Myrtles - Garden. org Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Muskogee') Muskogee has proved to be a fast-growing and tough tree in my zone 6b windy hilltop garden Newly planted in fall, 2014, Muskogee survived the unusually cold 2014-2015 winter with ease, in contrast to crape myrtle cultivars Hopi, which died, and Velour, which is usually a winter survivor here but which
A History of the Crepe Myrtle - Garden. org The flower is named after the blooms, which resemble crepe paper, and because of that I have always spelled it as "crepe" Historically, though, "Crape" has been preferred and either spelling is accepted For my part, I feel that we should stick with "crepe" since it is an accurately descriptive name, plus "crape" just looks like an ugly name