This species of Crepe Myrtle from Yakushima Island, Japan is tree-like, has white flowers. and spectacular copper-colored bark. It is one of the parent species for the "Indian Tribe" hybrids (including the very popular 'Natchez') introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum.

Woodlanders may have been the first U.S. nursery to make Lagerstroemia fauerei available to the gardening public. Plant in an open site with well-drained soil in a spacious location where the copper-colored trunks will be a feature.