Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Saplings

Crepe Myrtle Sapling

Zones 7a–9bLive Plant
$39.99
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The Crepe Myrtle is the queen of Southern summer, blooming for months in vivid clusters with striking exfoliating bark for winter interest.
Crepe Myrtle Sapling

Size: 1-Gallon Starter Tree
Quantity
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Saplings

Crepe Myrtle Sapling

$39.99
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Crepe Myrtle Sapling - Wade Greens, Lineville Alabama
Saplings

Crepe Myrtle Sapling

$39.99
Size: 1-Gallon Starter Tree
Description

The crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia) is the signature Southern flowering tree, blooming for months in summer with peeling ornamental bark. Heat-loving and low-maintenance, it's a long-lived favorite for Alabama yards and streetscapes. Shipped as a 1-gallon starter tree, ready to plant.

Specifications
  • Mature size: 10-25 ft (variety dependent)
  • Grows best: Outdoors - Hardiness USDA 6-9
  • Pet safety: Non-toxic to cats and dogs
  • Sourcing: Nursery-grown by Wade Greens; ships healthy from our Lineville, Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Care Instructions
  • Light: Full sun (6+ hrs)
  • Water: Low once established
  • Soil: Well-draining potting mix; mulch outdoors to hold moisture.
  • Feeding: Light feed through the growing season.
Growing Zone

Hardy in zones 7a–9b. Outside that range it can still be grown in a container and overwintered indoors.

Full colour is zones 7a–9b, where this plant is hardy in the ground. Lower 48 shown — that's where we ship. 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, via the PRISM Climate Group.

Questions & Answers

How big does it get?
10-25 ft (variety dependent).

How much light does it need?
Full sun (6+ hrs).

Is it safe for pets?
Non-toxic to cats and dogs.

How is it shipped?
Packed to arrive healthy and shipped from our Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.

Shipping & Returns

Ships as oversize freight to the lower 48.

What it costs

$29.95 flat, however many trees are in the order.

Ship days

Mondays and Tuesdays only — see below.

How it travels

A 1-gallon sapling goes in a tall box with the root ball wrapped and the trunk braced. Expect a large carton.

Where we can't go

Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, P.O. boxes, and outside the United States.

Why we only ship Mondays and Tuesdays

A plant in a dark box is on a clock. Shipping early in the week means it reaches you before the weekend instead of sitting in a warehouse from Friday to Monday. It costs us a day or two of lead time and saves a lot of plants.

Practically: an order placed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or over the weekend goes out the following Monday. We'd rather tell you that now than let you find it in a tracking number.

How long it takes once it leaves

Typical ground transit from Lineville, Alabama after the ship day. Estimates, not guarantees — weather and carrier backlogs happen.

  • 1–2 days Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky
  • 2–3 days The rest of the Southeast and Midwest, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast
  • 3–5 days The Plains, the Mountain West and the West Coast

Tracking is emailed the moment your box is scanned.

If something arrives unhappy

A little leaf drop or travel stress is normal and usually sorts itself out within a week or two of settling in. If a plant arrives genuinely damaged, email support@wadegreens.com within 48 hours of delivery with a photo of the plant and the box, and we'll make it right.

Plant Traits

The facts that decide whether it takes root, in the order that matters.

Sunlight

Full Sun (6+ hrs)

Six or more hours of direct sun. With less it stretches toward the light and flowering thins out.

Water

Moderate

Water when the top inch of soil is dry. Evenly damp, never standing wet.

Mature Size

12-20 ft

Where it settles once established. Plan the spacing for this, not for the size it arrives at.

Foliage

Deciduous

Drops its leaves in fall and leafs back out in spring. Bare in winter is dormant, not dead.

Works As

Accent & Specimen · Shade Tree

Traits

  • Long BloomingKeeps setting new buds across the season instead of one flush. Removing spent flowers keeps it making buds rather than seed.
  • Heat TolerantKeeps photosynthesizing and holds its flowers through July and August here, when most plants stall out.
  • Drought TolerantDeep or fleshy roots and less leaf surface let it ride out a dry spell once established. Established means a full season in the ground — year one it still needs water.
  • Fast GrowingFills its space in a season or two. Fast growth is soft growth, so expect a shorter life and more give in a storm.

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