“I tell people if you want many flowers ... advice for crape myrtle maintenance: “As the tree ages, prune it regularly using proper techniques. Make clean cuts at the branch collar with ...

Unfortunately, for many folks pruning crape myrtle is often synonymous ... prune just pencil-sized branches without jeopardizing overall tree health caused by topping the tree If you find yourself ...

There are basically three types of pruning cuts used when removing branches ... “crape murder” by many landscape professionals. While this type of pruning usually does not kill the crape ...

Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes, yet a myth persists about their care. Many people falsely believe that severely cutting back crape myrtles to bare ...

Q My crape myrtle tree does not seem to be doing well this ... A Winter recovery continues to be the question on many gardeners' minds. I have found life in all my gardenias, but it is coming ...

Large clusters of delicate, long-lasting blossoms fill yards with bursts of pink, red or purple all summer. For purple ...

The crape myrtle is the most popular small, summer-flowering tree for Louisiana landscapes. But many gardeners are not ... prolifically on dead or low-vigor branches of shrubs, but they do not ...

likely spreading through nursery trade and finding plenty of hosts in Wilmington because crape myrtle is so overplanted. According to last year’s tree canopy inventory, performed by the Davey ...

“However, treatment can preserve the beauty of your tree. Left unchecked, crape myrtle bark scale can reduce flowering. Honeydew covers the trunk and branches, which are quickly colonized by unsightly ...