Why are crepe myrtle leaves black - Ask Extension
A lot of my crepe myrtle tree leaves are black. What's wrong and what can I do about it?
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Why are crepe myrtle leaves black #633783
Asked May 10, 2020, 6:11 PM EDT
A lot of my crepe myrtle tree leaves are black. What's wrong and what can I do about it?
St. Mary's County Maryland
Expert Response
This is most likely cold damage from our recent late frosts, assuming that
reached you in St. Mary's County.
The plant should produce new leaves in replacement, and those shrubs bloom on new wood so it should still bloom.
Christine
reached you in St. Mary's County.
The plant should produce new leaves in replacement, and those shrubs bloom on new wood so it should still bloom.
Christine
