Fast Growing Trees Black Diamond® Crape Myrtle – Pure White™ Crape Myrtles

A Low-Maintenance, Classic Combination

Why Pure White Black Diamond® Crape Myrtle Trees?

Clean and elegant, the Pure White Black Diamond Crape Myrtle is a low-maintenance dream for gardeners everywhere. These crapes are the ideal choice to border a fence, driveway, or path. And if your space is smaller, you’ll find this specimen a perfect fit for containers, too!

Black and white is a timeless combination. This showy variety features nearly-black and burgundy foliage, plus abundant masses of bright white flowers. The Pure White Black Diamond Crape’s blooms can be enjoyed from early summer up through the first frost, for an effect that’s rich and lasting.

Plus, they’re low-maintenance and easy to grow. Black Diamond Crape Myrtles are known for being drought tolerant and mildew resistant, as well as adaptable to many different soil conditions. They can be easily pruned into a hedge or border, kept as a container plant or allowed to grow naturally into a stately, compact tree.

Effortlessly elegant, the Pure White Black Diamond Crape Myrtle is an excellent choice for any landscape.

Why FastGrowingTrees.com is Better

You won’t find a healthier, better developed Black Diamond® Crape Myrtle – if you can even find one at alk! Local garden centers and big-box retailers rarely stock these unique varieties, and the trees they offer are typically bare-root.

When you order from FastGrowingTrees.com, you get a Black Diamond® Crape Myrtle that’s grown and nurtured with care, ready to thrive in your landscape and burst with an abundance of blooms, faster.

Fill your garden with the bright white blooms and contrasting foliage of this garden gem. Order your Black Diamond® Pure White Crape Myrtle today – before they’re gone!

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Crapes are full sun lovers, so plant in an area with well-drained soil and 6 to 8 hours of sunlight daily.

After you have found your planting area, dig your hole twice as wide as the root ball and just as deep. Comb your hands over the root ball to free up the roots a bit before planting. Place your tree in the hole and make sure that the root crown (where the root ball meets the trunk of the tree) is level with the soil surface. Backfill the hole and water to settle the tree’s roots. Finally, mulch the area around the tree to conserve moisture.

2. Watering: Though they are drought tolerant once established, you may have to water young trees more often, especially in the summer heat. If you’re not sure when to water, however, simply check the surrounding 3 inches of soil for dryness and water when this area is dry.

3. Fertilizing: Your Crape will greatly benefit from a light application of a complete, balanced, slow-release fertilizer formula in the early spring and summer seasons.

4. Pruning: For a more graceful tree shape, remove all but 4 to 5 strong trunks and then remove the lateral branches around the lower half of the tree. Remove any damaged or crossing branches during the late winter, as well as any suckers, or low-growing branches.