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Tonto Crape Myrtle is a smaller tree reaching heights of just 8-10 feet.
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Blooms are very long lasting, all summer to fall.
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Tonto Crape Myrtles have a candy pink bloom.
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Crape Myrtles have bark that peels to reveal unique coloring for great winter interest.
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Fall leaf color of the Tonto is intense red.
* Images shown are of mature plants
Product Description
Compact Crape Myrtle with Vibrant Fuchsia Blooms
- Easy to grow
- Adapts to various soils
- Great disease resistance
- Fast growing small tree
A dependable explosion of bright, fiery-red blooms will appear every summer to brighten your landscape.
Tonto is richly green leaved in summer, and dark maroon for fall color.
Tonto crape myrtle won the Georgia Gold Medal (1996) and Mississippi Medallion (1999) for faithful, long lasting beauty and resilience in hot climates. Offers a powerful punch of color into a small space. For best flowering - plant crape myrtles in full sun.
This is the perfect tree for adding glorious color to a small yard.
Prepare to enjoy amazing beauty of Tonto Crape Myrtle. One of the last trees in your yard to loose its leaves, Tonto is also the least likely to fall prey to flower spotting in crape myrtles.
Your new Tonto Crape Myrtle will arrive with an excellent root system.
We practice due diligence pruning at Brighter Blooms Nursery to develop Crape Myrtle trees with vigorous root systems and well-branched heads. This added effort on our part ensures every customer is the recipient of an easy-to-grow Tonto Crape Myrtle that will quickly reward you with flowering beauty.
Product Details
Growing Zones: 7-10 outdoors
7-10 outdoors
(hardy down to 10℉)
- Mature Height: 8-15 ft.
- Mature Width: 6-10 ft.
- Sunlight: Full to Partial Sun
- Blooms: Summer
- Spacing: 10-12 ft.
- Growth Rate: 3-4 ft.
- Does Not Ship To: AZ
Shipping Details
Shipping Alert:
You can still order, but due to cold weather, we have delayed shipping to the areas shaded on the map below. We want your new plant to thrive right out of the box, so we will wait on shipping your order until the weather is ideal. This includes anyone in
Growing Zones 3, 4, 5, & 6. If you are unsure of your growing zone, visit our
Growing Zone Finder.
Some plants are not available for immediate shipment, and delayed delivery is noted.
We will resume normal shipping in the Spring. Please see the table below for your approximate ship date.
| Growing Zone | Shipping Resumes | |
| Zones 3 & 4 | Week of May 2nd | |
| Zone 5 | Week of April 11th | |
| Zone 6 | Week of March 28th | |
| Zones 6 - 11 | Ships Now! |
Estimated Shipping Time: Most orders ship within 1-2 days. As noted on the website, some items are seasonal, and may only ship in spring or fall. Once your order is shipped, you'll receive an email with a tracking number.
| Order Total | Shipping Charges |
|---|---|
| Less than $15 | $11.99 |
| $15.00-$23.99 | $13.99 |
| $24.00-$39.99 | $16.99 |
| $40.00-$79.99 | $19.99 |
| $80.00-$98.99 | $24.99 |
| $99.00-$128.99 | $29.99 |
| $129.00-$148.99 | $39.99 |
| $149 + | FREE SHIPPING! |
Product Details
Growing Zones: 7-10 outdoors
7-10 outdoors
(hardy down to 10℉)
- Mature Height: 8-15 ft.
- Mature Width: 6-10 ft.
- Sunlight: Full to Partial Sun
- Blooms: Summer
- Spacing: 10-12 ft.
- Growth Rate: 3-4 ft.
- Does Not Ship To: AZ
