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Landscape Performance Of Ebony Crepe Myrtle Cultivars In Low-Input Landscapes In North-Central Texas, Derald A. Harp, Kevin Chretien, Mariah Brown, Curtis Jones, Jose Lopez
Landscape Performance Of Ebony Crepe Myrtle Cultivars In Low-Input Landscapes In North-Central Texas, Derald A. Harp, Kevin Chretien, Mariah Brown, Curtis Jones, Jose Lopez
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The Ebony series of crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) cultivars includes several (Ebony Embers, Ebony Fire, Ebony Flame, Ebony Glow, and Ebony and Ivory), marketed today under the Black Diamond® brand. These are relatively new crepe myrtle cultivars unique for their dark foliage, but with little information concerning their performance in north-central Texas, especially in low-input landscapes. The study was conducted from 2014 to 2017 at three locations in north-central Texas with three soil types, an acidic fine sandy loam, a neutral pH silt loam, and an alkaline heavy clay. Although soils and environmental conditions caused variations between sites, …