Over-pruning crepe myrtle is pretty common. That's why it's important to take your time and try to visualize how the plant will look before you make your cuts.

Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale is a small insect that appears as grayish white and leaves a velvet-like coating. CMBS can appear anywhere on Crepe Myrtles, usually near pruning areas and branch forks on ...

Never reduce a crepe myrtle’s height. It leads to the Medusa effect damaging and disfiguring the tree. Don’t utilize the chainsaw haircut pruning approach, which ensures a plethora of willow ...

Winter time is here and it is time think about pruning our ornamentals, roses and fruit trees. Crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) are a wonderful ornamental tree commonly planted in our area.

The question about pruning crepe myrtles and other plants seem to top the list of questions for this week. The butchers are out there! Horticulture Hotline: How to prune crepe myrtles ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Crepe Myrtles are everywhere; grocery store parking lots, your own yard and a Forsyth Park. But, they all seem to be trimmed differently. "It's always better for the plant to ...

Also, any information on pruning would not be complete without a word on pruning crape myrtle. Before we get out the pruning saw, loping shears or pruning shears, there are a few things to go over.

Proper crape (or crepe) myrtle pruning. How much to prune: Properly prune your crape myrtle by removing 25% of the crown, and no more than 30%, Moorman said.

February is the time a familiar sight starts popping up everywhere you look — improperly pruned, topped crape myrtles. Known to most landscape professionals and arborists as "crape murder," this ...

Nursery Plant Problems & Pruning Crape Myrtle. Season 14 Episode 51 | 27m 7s | Video has closed captioning.