This is an image of the “Natchez” crape myrtle, a wonderful white-flowering tree developed by the National Arboretum. Fantastic exfoliating bark, and intense, but short-lived fall color.
Callan Bentley is Associate Professor of Geology at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. For his work on this blog, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers recognized him with the James Shea Award. He has also won the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, and the Biggs Award for Excellence in Geoscience Teaching from the Geoscience Education Division of the Geological Society of America. In previous years, Callan served as a contributing editor at EARTH magazine, President of the Geological Society of Washington and President the Geo2YC division of NAGT.
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This is an image of the “Natchez” crape myrtle, a wonderful white-flowering tree developed by the National Arboretum. Fantastic exfoliating bark, and intense, but short-lived fall color.
It’s a great plant – just outside the door of my building.