{"product_id":"yuma-crepe-myrtle-lagerstroemia-yuma","title":"Yuma Crepe Myrtle - Lagerstroemia ‘Yuma’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYuma Crepe Myrtle - Lagerstroemia ‘Yuma’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLagerstroemia\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Yuma’ carries medium lavender flowers in large conical trusses from midsummer into early autumn. It grows into a multi stemmed small tree of intermediate size, larger than the semi dwarf ‘Zuni’ and well short of the big avenue selections. Its light grey bark flakes away in thin pieces to leave smooth, pale trunks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Yuma Crepe Myrtle\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLavender Trusses\u003c\/strong\u003e: The flower heads are large and dense, so the whole crown turns lavender at the height of summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMildew Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: With \u003cem\u003eLagerstroemia fauriei\u003c\/em\u003e in its parentage, it resists the powdery mildew that spoils the leaves of older crepe myrtles in humid summers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMulti Stemmed Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Several clean trunks rise from the base, so the bare tree reads as sculpture through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYellow to Russet Leaf Fall\u003c\/strong\u003e: Before dropping, the leaves pass from yellow orange to russet over a few autumn weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large enough to shade a west window or frame an entry, yet compact enough for a suburban front garden.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e: A line along one side of a drive puts lavender colour against dark paving and pale render each summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set alone in turf, it has room to develop its full multi stemmed form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst Dark Hedging\u003c\/strong\u003e: In front of a clipped dark green hedge, the lavender trusses and pale trunks stand out sharply.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Toned Planting Schemes\u003c\/strong\u003e: The flowers sit well above white flowered groundcovers, grey leaved westringia and pale stone.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late winter into spring as the tree breaks dormancy, or autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any well drained soil from sandy loam to clay loam, slightly acidic to neutral; avoid low spots that hold water after rain\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give a long soak each week from planting through its first summer, and after that only when a dry spell runs past a fortnight. Prune in late winter by removing crossing stems and thin twiggy growth, and leave the main stems unlopped, since cutting them back to stumps spoils the natural vase form.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous, with yellow orange to russet autumn colour\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid of East Asian species from China, Korea and Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium lavender\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":60207472607518,"sku":"ND-1880-400MM","price":980.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/yuma-crepe-myrtle-lagerstroemia-yuma.jpg?v=1791514349","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/yuma-crepe-myrtle-lagerstroemia-yuma","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}