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 ...

“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 ...

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 pests look like white or grayish cotton specks, and they feed on the crape myrtle trees’ sap which eventually weakens them. The bark scales can lead to a tree’s stunted growth, branch ...

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 ...

I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, ...

deal with that branch. Don’t cut back the whole tree. Every crape myrtle will need some pruning in its life to grow properly and fit in well with its surroundings. Here are some examples ...

Dear Neil: Why is my crape myrtle dead ... with two or three times as many petals as the fruiting types’ flowers. The ornamental types look like orange-red carnations (see my photo), but ...