If so, here is a pruning task everyone can agree on. You know how a crepe myrtle typically sprouts a thicket of suckers at the base each spring? Reach down now, and pull them off at ground level.

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 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.

Houstonians have such an overwhelming obsession with pruning crape myrtles, some tree experts have taken to calling this usually harmful activity "crape murder." No one seems to know how or why ...

Crepe myrtle pruning mistakes can be corrected over time. Let me begin by stating that crepe myrtles require very little pruning to maintain their natural structure.

Discover which plants to prune in the dead of winter to help your garden shape up for a glorious spring and summer.

Find out when it is too late to prune crape myrtles if you want to enjoy their flowers.

The question about pruning crepe myrtles and other plants seem to top the list of questions for this week. The butchers are out there!

Fortunately crape myrtles tolerate all forms of pruning. Horticulturists usually like to leave their shrubs and tree forms with the natural look by providing minimal pruning.

This popular myth about how to prune crape myrtles can actually cause damage to the trees Horticulturists call cutting off the tops of the trees 'crape murder' ...

For example, many crape myrtles are severely cut back (crape murder) to encourage new growth. To some people this is an acceptable practice but it is not an appropriate pruning technique on the plant.

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.