Degreed Horticulturist here. Stay away from fruit trees (too much mess, care, and invites pests). Bottle Brush I have found to be very manageable. Wax Myrtle, but only if you do not mind very constant hand pruning in the spring and summer to keep it in check (grows like wildfire and seems nothing bothers it) Do not subject wax myrtle to gas, electric, or the large hand shears that only cut at the tips. It must be a selective branch pruned backwards into the canopy to maintain a natural shape and not turn into a gigantic out of control 'ball'. I don't care for the crepe myrtles as the flowers are very pretty but the constant debris from the flowers is terrible to try to keep off the paved areas.
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