Lagerstroemia speciosa (Queen’s Crepe Myrtle) Aka Giant Crepe-myrtle, Banabá Tree, La Reina de las Flores, or Pride of India, is a species of Lagerstroemia native to tropical southern Asia. In Part One of these series, I only emphasized the flower of this tree. On Part Two of this series, I will emphasize on the tree itself. It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with smooth, flaky bark. This is one of only a few deciduous trees which grow in tropical and subtropical areas of the country. A profusion of large, three-inch wide, bright pink to lavender blooms appear in dense, foot-long, terminal panicles from June to July, making queen’s crape myrtle a spectacular specimen or street tree. Queen’s crepe myrtle can reach 40 to 60 feet in height and a spread of 30 to 40 feet.
The leaves are deciduous, oval to elliptic, 8–15…
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