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 ...

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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.

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.

The question about pruning crepe myrtles and other plants seem to top the list of questions for this week. The butchers are out there! The time is now for getting in your soil test, so you can ...

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.

The reason for crepe myrtle shrubs having brown leaves depends on the time of year that this problem occurs. Cercospora leaf spot is another problem.

Ever wondered about the proper pruning methods for your blueberry bushes and crape myrtle trees? Well, two workshops offered by the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens could offer some insights.

Crepe myrtles, Lagerstroemia indica, vary in size from dwarf shrubs to multi-trunked and single-trunk trees growing to 30 feet tall. Most varieties produce beautiful blooms starting in spring or ...