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 ...

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 ...

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 time is now for getting in your soil test so you can amend the soil by spring time. Do you have any disease-prone plants (such as roses) that could ...

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 ...

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.

Here we go again. I see some folks are already hacking on their crape myrtles. The only pruning crape myrtles ever need (if at all) is thinning the trunks as ...

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.