Pruning your crepe myrtle into a multi-trunked or single-trunked tree enhances its autumn and winter interest by highlighting the plant's structure and multi-colored bark. Follow this guide for ...

A Southern Living magazine article in 1997 referred to the adverse pruning practice of severely cutting crepe myrtles down to stubs, terming it “crepe myrtle murder.” The phrase remains in use ...

Q: I have a semi-dwarf crape myrtle. I'd like to keep it small since it's between two other bushes. When is the best ... has made it through winter before pruning too early in spring.

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning ... also see the spelling “crepe myrtle,” especially ...

Crape murder' And that brings me to the reason I'm focusing on pruning -- "crape murder." This term has been coined to describe the severe cutting back of crape myrtle trees. Although perhaps a ...

I heard from several people this past summer that their crape myrtles didn’t bloom. I’m thinking it must’ve been the cool, cloudy, rainy weather. I’d bet you’ll get flowers next ...

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.

Pruning like this may shorten the life of the tree. Horticulturists call the lopping of crape myrtle limbs 'crape murder.' Topping crape myrtle trees is certainly not, and never has been ...

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want blooms in the summer? Along with not cutting off next year’s flowers ...

The only pruning crapemyrtles ever need (if at all ... remove it entirely instead of chopping on it annually. Some are bushes and most are small trees. They range in ultimate heights from 3-30 ...

Fast-growing crepe myrtle is a garden show-off, with bright flowers all summer long. Find out how to prune crepe myrtle to ...