Tree Muskogee Crape Myrtle

Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica × fauriei ‘Muskogee’

Common Name: Muskogee Crape Myrtle

Mature Height and Width:
20–30' tall × 15–20' wide

Growth Habit:
Large upright ornamental tree with broad rounded to vase-shaped canopy. Typically grown as a multi-trunk clump with strong vertical framework and spreading upper branching. Vigorous growth rate.

Foliage Description:
Medium green leaves with clean summer appearance. Foliage forms a moderately dense canopy with visible interior branching. Fall color ranges from orange to red tones before leaf drop.

Flower Description:
Large upright terminal panicles of clear lavender to light lilac flowers. Panicles are full and elongated with heavy bloom coverage across canopy during peak season. Flower tone is cool lavender rather than pink or purple-red.

Bloom Time:
Mid to late summer.

Fall Color:
Orange to red.

Light Requirements:
Full sun required for best flowering and canopy structure.

Hardiness Zone:
USDA Zones 6–9 (most reliable in Zone 7 and warmer; protected sites in Zone 6).

Notable Landscape Uses:
Lawn specimen; large focal tree; streetscape tree in warmer zones; summer flowering anchor in open landscapes; park and commercial plantings.

Deer Resistance:
Moderate
Young growth may experience browsing; mature trees generally less affected.

Additional Ornamental Feature:
Smooth exfoliating bark in shades of tan and light cinnamon on mature trunks.