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Ask The Times: Why did the crepe myrtle trees on Pearl Nix Parkway die?

Nearly all of the crepe myrtles along Pear Nix Parkway near Longwood Park on Friday, July 12, 2019, appear dead with only a few showing partial blooms. - photo by Scott Rogers

07132019 ASK 1.jpg — Nearly all of the crepe myrtles along Pear Nix Parkway near Longwood Park on Friday, July 12, 2019, appear dead with only a few showing partial blooms. - photo by Scott Rogers

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