When I share the secrets to growing crape myrtles in Prescott, gardeners often express surprise. You might think these ...

When I share the secrets to growing crape myrtles in Prescott, gardeners often express surprise. You might think these ...

To underscore the severity of this pruning crime, one has only to Google “crape murder” and see page after page of sites that ...

When choosing the best deciduous fruit tree varieties to grow, a critical factor affecting success is their chilling ...

Crepe myrtles are one of those dependable plants that seem to flower for many months in spring and summer. But, once the ...

After a microburst associated with a supercell thunderstorm moved through Austin last week, a viewer emailed KXAN saying they ...

However, today a different plant is increasingly appearing on the gardening scene: the Indian crape myrtle. Once thought to be difficult to grow in the cooler regions of Europe, it can take our ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles are cut down. Lukas Suzano with Davey Tree of ...

This quick pruning approach causes severe injury to the tree by weakening and damaging ... meaning branches can withstand wind gusts. Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale is a small insect that appears as ...

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 ...

Pruning like this may shorten the life of the tree. Topping crape myrtle trees is certainly not, and never has been, the preferred way of handling these graceful and beautiful trees. (Proper ...