To prune or not to prune, that is the question. Is it the right time? Why am I pruning? How do I prune this plant? What tool should I use? Will I hurt, kill or permanently maim my plant?

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 ...

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 ...

How to prune crape myrtle is always a popular subject whenever I make a presentation about pruning trees. The discussion always centers around how far back you should prune them. Unfortunately ...

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care ...

When do you prune these plants ... Just resist hacking the crape myrtle trees and shrubs back to large stubs. What many refer to as “crape murder” ruins the shape of the crape myrtles and ...

If you will be planting a new shrub or tree, be sure to give ... If you would like to encourage your crape myrtle to bloom repeatedly throughout the summer, prune off the blooms once they fade ...

A crape myrtle tree lacks a taproot ... a growth regulator that stops suckers from sprouting from roots and pruning wounds for up to six months. To use on root suckers from crape myrtle and ...

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate ...