SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Crapemyrtle Bark Scale — BCMG General Meeting

All Bexar County Master Gardener face-to-face activities are suspended
until further notice.

Crapemyrtle Bark Scale

Hosted by the
Bexar County Master Gardeners

Thursday, May 21, 2020
6:00 – 8:00 PM

at

Bexar County Master Gardeners
3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208
San Antonio, TX 78230

Free and Open to the Public

Topic:  Crapemyrtle Bark Scale

Crapemyrtle trees have been called the Lilac of the South.  But, infecting the crapemyrtle trees is a scale insect that significantly alters the appearance of the bark on the tree and the blooms on the crapemyrtle.  Crapemyrtle Bark Scale was found and reported in San Antonio last May and will become a serious issue in the years ahead.  How do you know if your tree or your neighbor’s is infected?  What are the signs to look for and what do you do if your trees are infected?  This presentation will answer these questions and more.

 
Speaker:  Bill Swantner, Bexar County Master Gardeners

Bill Swantner has been a Bexar County Master Gardener for three years, where he has been sharing his passion for gardening as a volunteer in the BCMG Speakers Bureau and with the Bexar County Youth Gardens program.  Bill also can be found answering questions in the BCMG booth at next month’s San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and at many of the area gardening events in which BCMG participates.  He is continually learning and has obtained Advanced Training in such areas as Earth-Kind® Landscaping, Compost, First Detector, Plant Propagation, and Turf Grass.  As a valued member of BCMG, Bill was awarded the 2019 Golden Trowel for exceptional volunteerism and was selected as the 2019 Master Gardener of the Year.

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Bexar County Master Gardener (BCMG) Educational Seminars/General Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, Suite 208.
For more information contact BCMG President: [email protected].
1 CEU per Hour of Presentation. BCMG Code: 002.