Tuscarora Crape Myrtle Shrub
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Tuscarora Crape Myrtle Shrub highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Bloom PeriodSummer
Growing Zones 7-9
Hot coral-pink papery blooms, reddish-tinted stems, and bright blooms of the Tuscarora Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia x 'Tuscarora') add vibrant color to the sun garden! A wonderfully rounded deciduous shrub that blooms all summer and keeps blooming right up until autumn.
Pollinators adore Crape Myrtle's crinkly terminal flower clusters, each accented with a yellow center! Backed by the glossy foliage all growing season. An excellent shrub form especially if grown in colder zones where it may die back and it can regrow each spring from the ground. In more southern areas, it is more commonly used as a single-stem tree form.
Tuscarora displays red-orange fall color followed by revealing the mottled exfoliating cinnamon-brown stems on the older branches once the deciduous foliage drops in the autumn! Hardy throughout USDA planting zones 7 to 9 and grows fast to a neat and tidy 12-15 feet in height and width.
Planting and Application:
Add this wonderful Crape Myrtle variety to your landscape this year and bump up the color impact of your design. Use this very special variety to punch up the visual impact around your yard. Crape Myrtles are so easy to grow and won't attract deer, so go ahead and use them as property division hedges, in shelterbelts, beef up windbreaks, and for private outdoor garden rooms!
Tuscarora, named after the Iroquois Native American tribe, is a fantastic specimen all on its own! The big, rounded canopy shines both because of its glossy foliage, and its radiant coral pink blossoms that fill out the end of every branch! Go ahead and make Tuscarora stand out further with a bit of pruning and 'limb up' to expose the lower third of the trunks and create a multi-branched focal point tree-form!
Soften the corner of your home with one of these vivid accent trees, or highlight it on a raised front yard berm to show off for the entire neighborhood! We're sure this long-blooming shrub will boost curb appeal and become your landscape's newest crown jewel in no time because of its faster growth! You'll enjoy results in a hurry!
- Big Clusters of Coral-Pink Flowers
- Glossy Green Foliage With Reddish Accents
- Exfoliating Cinnamon-Colored Older Bark
- Great For Pollinators & Hummingbirds
- Fantastically Colorful Hedges, Specimens, Privacy & Landscape Accents!
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Also spelled Crepe Myrtle because of the crepe-papery blooms, these shrubs do best in full sun where you will enjoy the most blooms. These shrubs appreciate morning sun which dries the leaves of dew faster, but this new offering is one of the new mildew-resistant hybrids developed by the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.!
Provide new shrubs with regular moisture in a well-drained soil site, but once established, Myrtles can be highly drought-resistant. For best results, however, provide a 3-4 inch layer of arborist bark chips or mulch for moisture retention and to keep the roots cool. Prune Crape Myrtles in the early spring since they bloom on new wood.
- Full Sun Shrubs
- Well-Drained Soil
- Moderate to Low Moisture Needs
- Appreciates Mulched Beds & Early Spring Pruning
- Deer Resistant & Higher Powdery Mildew Resistance
Tuscarora Crape Myrtle is a fantastic shrub or tree with unique coral-pink blossoms and improved resistance that will light up your landscape! Order yours today at Nature Hills Nursery!
Single Stem, Multi Stem, Shrub Form, Oh My!
Before you buy, make sure you know what you're getting! Single stem, multi stem and shrub forms are different so read a bit about which we're currently offering below.
Single Stem:
These are plants that have one stem coming from the ground. Plants can also be considered single stem when lower branches are removed to raise the height of the branching. Sometimes, you will hear a single stem referred to as Tree Form.
Multi Stem:
These are plants with 3, 4, and sometimes 5 or more stems planted together in the ground in close proximity to form a clump. There are times multi-stems are formed by a tree that branches at the soil line with more than one main stem.
Shrub Form:
These are bushy plants with many stems and branchings close to the ground. They are referred to as shrubs or bushes and are often shorter than their tree forms.
