Arapaho Crape Myrtle on Fast Growing Trees Nursery

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*Height Includes Root System

Mature Height:	15-25 ft.
Mature Width:	10-20 ft.
Growth/Year:	4-5 ft.
Sunlight:	Full - Partial
Soil Conditions:	Adaptable
Drought Tolerance:	Good
Botanical Name:	Lagerstroemia indica 'Arapaho'
Does not ship to:	AZ

Some Crape Myrtles claim to have red blooms, but the Arapaho really delivers. When I see the Arapaho Crape Myrtle in full bloom, it makes everything around it look amazing.

* Created to provide bright red blossoms
* Grows 3-5 ft. per year!
* Adaptable to various soil types

Intense red flowers will attract everyone’s attention. Bright, feathery blooms last from spring to fall.

History

The Arapaho Red Crape Myrtle – bred at the National Arboretum by some of America’s best horticulturists – was created especially to give you bright red blooms.

Remarkably, horticulturists around the country generally agree that the new Arapahoe is the most disease resistant crape myrtle available, making it an excellent selection that requires no messy spraying – just months of candy apple blooms to delight and amaze.

Perfect in Any Setting

As a barrier or tree hedge, Arapahos are one of the faster growing red Crape Myrtles...shooting up to 3-5 ft. per year.

Easily adaptable to any landscape – including yours – these trees offer spectacular color in any soil. Thrives in Growing Zones 7-9.

Be sure to plant your Arapaho Crape Myrtle in full sun. If they get too much shade, the bright red color may fade.

Because your trees are young, they may arrive with deep pink or fuchsia blooms. If this happens, don't worry. Your Arapahos will display bright red blooms the next summer.

Your Arapaho Crape Myrtle can be planted any time of year!

We Hate to Wait and know you do too! That's why Fast Growing Trees Nursery leads the industry in how quickly we get your order out. While some orders go out immediately, most are shipped within 7-10 days of your order date. This does not include transit time, which can be several days depending on your state.

We try to avoid plants being in transit over the weekend, which may cause your order to be shipped out at the beginning of the following week. We use FedEx so your order is shipped quickly.

Several products are delayed shipping until the Fall or Spring. These delays are stated on the product description page and helps us insure that you get the healthiest plants possible. On rare occasions, we will delay shipping if we see severe weather forecasts for your area or ours or if we encounter other unusual issues.

If you would like to postpone or reschedule your ship date, just call us and we can send your plants out at a more convenient time for you. If you are sending plants as a gift or need them quicker than normal, we encourage you to place your order by phone.

Sorry cannot ship to AZ.

Amount of Order	Shipping Charge
Less than $15	$5.95
$15.00-$23.99	$8.95
$24.00-$39.99	$11.95
$40.00-$59.99	$13.95
$60.00-$79.99	$18.95
$80.00-$98.99	$21.95
$99+	Apx. 17%

It's Easy to Plant your Arapaho Crape Myrtle
	Step 1 - Dig Your Hole Select a site with full to partial sun and moist or well drained soil for your Arapaho Crape Myrtle. If you're planting a hedge, mark out a visual guide by placing stakes five to six feet apart and looping string around them. Plant the trees where the stakes are and they'll grow together to make a dense privacy screen. First, dig each hole so that it is just shallower than the root ball and at least twice the width. Then loosen the soil in the planting hole so the roots can easily break through. Use your shovel or try dragging the points of a pitch fork along the sides and bottom of the hole.
	Step 2 - Place Your Tree Next, separate the roots of your Arapaho Crape Myrtle gently with your fingers and position them downward in the hole. The top of the root flare, where the roots end and the trunk begins, should be about an inch above the surrounding soil. Then make sure the tree is exactly vertical in the hole. To make it just right, use a level.
	Step 3 - Backfill Your Hole As you backfill the hole, apply water to remove air pockets. Remove debris like stones and grass and completely break up any dirt clumps. Water your Arapaho Crape Myrtle again after the transplant is complete. To help retain some of that moisture, it's recommended that you place mulch around each tree to a depth of 2"-3" up to but not touching the trunk. Organic mulches such as wood chips or pine needles also help to better soil structure as they decompose.

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Most useful customer reviews (Arapaho Crape Myrtle Reviews):

Jennifer in Vienna, VA

I planted mine last fall and expected blooms this summer, but no blooms the first season. However, the tree is very healthy and has grown significantly this year. I had a good experience with Fast Growing Trees Nursery and have since ordered something else that also came in excellent condition.

Linda in King of Prussa, PA

Was very impressed by how well this tree was packaged when I received it but am even more impressed by how amazing it is doing. My tree was about 3 1/2 ft tall when I planted it last May and its already grown about 10 ft, and is starting to flower! Extremely satisfied with this tree and am definitely going to order at least one more for my back yard. I made the mistake of buying another tree from a local greenhouse for my backyard and planted at the same time and it died. Definitely recommend your trees, very high quality. Thank you!

Maxine in Central Florida

We received our crape myrtle about a month ago ,June,. The packaging was great. My plant has grown quite a lot since I planted it and already has numerous blooms on it.

Sharon in NJ

I purchased my arapaho red crape myrtle last fall and it seems to be doing well.

Ted

Our crape myrtles are doing extremely well, one has doubled in height and tripled in spread.

Theresa in Chicago, IL

I ordered a red Crape Myrtle. I didnt think it was going to make it but after researching them I found that they get new growth well into the summer. So if yours isnt doing so hot, give it a chance...it will surprise you come mid-summer.

Elaine in Corinth, MS

Takes a lickin..keeps on growin. We live in northeast Mississippi and I planted three Arapaho Crepe Myrtles in the Spring of 08. I had to transplant one because of unexpected yard work; then my dear mother, 92 years old, mistook them as "weeds" and broke two off at the ground! I was sick. About a month later, here they came again, stronger than ever. I dont suggest doing this to ANY plant; but so thankful mine survived. There were blooms on all three this first year, and they are about 4 feet tall. Hopefully, we wont have more trauma to them in 2009 and they can have a normal growing season. The blooms were RED; just what I wanted; not fuchsia or "orangey." I am so excited to have them.

Margaret

My Crape Myrtle is doing great! Thanks a lot!

Cynthia V. in Bloomfield, CT

Absolutely Beautiful! I consider myself an average gardener....gaining experience each year; however, I have to say the red crape myrtles that I purchased from you were absolutely beautiful this summer. This was my first season with the 6ft Arapaho Crape Myrtles but Ive had the Dynamite Crape Myrtles as well. I cant wait to see the growth on them for the second season. I just hope they survive the New England winters that we have. I do plan to order two more next spring. Thank You!

Charles in Sykesville, MD

The Arapaho Crape Myrtles I purchased from Fast growing trees are doing great. They are a very Deep Red color and the flowers seem to last a very long time. I am very pleased with these trees.

Paul

I planted this tree last fall and thought it had died over the winter. To my amazement the tree grew through out the summer and had beautiful blooms. The packaging was perfect. Very impressed!!! Thanks so much!!

Paula in Gilmer, TX

The tree was barely 3 feet tall when I received it and planted it in July of last summer. Just over a year later it is over 6 feet tall. It had full beautiful red blooms that lasted through October. I live in a very dry area, but the tree flourished anyway. I have been extremely satisfied with my Arapaho Red Crape Myrtle.

Tom in Trinidad, CO

I planted my red arapaho in my front yard. I almost thought that it wasnt going to come out of it this year as we had a very bad snow storm last year that did a lot of damage. It did not grow from the old shoots it had last year instead it sprouted all new ones that grew rather quickly. It has very beautiful red flowers when it blooms and they last almost until winter starts.

Craig in Nashville, TN

My crape myrtle had a rough start, but still looks great! The tree was planted according to the directions, but there were two nights of below freezing temperatures the following weekend. I thought that the tree did not survive, but the next spring it flowered and today it looks great.

Rob in Atlanta, GA

I was very impressed with the size a health of my new Arapaho Crape Myrtle! It was quite big ,almost 4 feet tall, and full to boot. It bloomed quite readily, and was pleased with the length of bloom time; not to mention the extreme beauty of the blooms. It was as described and then some!! Thank you fast growing trees!

S. Singh in Monroe Twp., NJ

I purchased the Arapaho Crape Myrtles after seeing the color of the flowers on the website. It has been over a year now and they are doing very well. The flower colors are still a beautiful red, the leaves are healthy and it is maintenance free. I just wish I had some of that comcast high speed internet liquid so the myrtles can get bigger faster ,

Iris in Roseburg, O

I have 3 of them. Last year only the one mainly bloomed, but this year all 3 bloomed with the brightest, beautiful red flowers. I got many compliments! Thank you.

Steve in Columbus, OH

The verdict is still out. The Arapaho Crape I purchased a year ago had trouble surviving last Winter. As matter of fact I thought it was dead and ordered a replacement last May. By the time my replacement had arrived I recognized a small shoot coming out of the ground so I dug it up and replanted in my back yard. The Crape has now grown almost as high as my replacement. So Im curious to see how they will do this Winter. The replacement bloomed nicely late this Summer so I was happy with that. I actually have 3 Crapes now as I ordered an additional one with my replacement. I will be crossing my fingers that all of their current growth survives. Thanks!

Carmel in Salem, OR

Awesome! We wanted something that would only grow to about 30 feet to cover the view of the neighbors rooftop, but not the view of the hillside facing us. We wanted a flowering tree, but not fruit-bearing and I found it at Fast Growing Trees. I ordered 3 crape myrtles which arrived looking like bare sticks but I planted them as instructed. They "leafed up" great so we decided to order 3 more to fully line the west side of our property. The next 3 arrived with some leaves on them already ,because of the time of year we ordered them, and by the end of summer, you couldnt tell they were planted at different times. They all grew about 2 feet and had lots of foliage and flowers. Weve only had a little trouble with deer gnawing on two of the trees but we believe that was an isolated incident. The crape myrtles look gorgeous and we cant wait until next year when they are a little taller and thicker with even more flowers.

Jeff in Carrollton, TX

I planted my Arapaho Crape in an existing flower bed that gets Sun about half of the day. I broke it getting it out of the shipping box so it is not as tall as it would be otherwise. It grows well here and is drought resistant but I would have liked it more if it had grown more than it has but perhaps my expectations are too high. I would recommend this for anyone who does not have a green thumb since it is very hardy.

Eric

Arrived in great condition. Planted as directed and tree is doing great!

Susan

My dad bought 5 of these from you in May 2008. All 5 of the Arapaho Crape Myrtles are growing wonderfully.

Carol

I love my Crape Myrtle I received last year. I first saw one while visiting family in Georgia and thought it was one of the most beautiful trees I ever seen. I live in MI and I was hesitate about ordering one since I couldnt find one sold in the state. It looks beautiful and several people have commented on its beauty. It is healthy and is growing!!

John in New Hope, PA

My red arapaho crape myrtle is a striking red color for most of the summer. It has doubled in size in one season from 3ft to 6ft. I couldnt be more pleased and many comment on the striking red color they have yet to see on a crape. Nice product!

Martha

Wanted to let you know that my mother received her tree last friday afternoon and I went over and planted it first thing saturday morning -- we are THRILLED with it! Thank you so much!! Your customer service is excellent!!!!

Stacy

You have been VERY kind. I appreciate a company that stands behind their product. I will continue to use you in the future and I will also recommend you to any one I know that is shopping for trees. I will be providing future business for my new home. Thank you again for your help and understanding.

Suzanne

Today is 7/12/08. The Arapaho crape myrtle just arrived and I took it out of the box and watered it. It is twice as big and much healthier than one I got from another nursery in May. I look forward to seeing it grow and bloom.

Anne

I too received the Arapaho crape myrtle in July - little guy was small when we planted him but in no time he burst up and is doing great - very happy!

Harriett Mabe

Beautiful trees, arrived fast and were
packaged great. They are very healthy
trees. I will order again from this company. I could not believe how big they were and were potted very nicely.

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