How To Prune A Crape Myrtle Tree

The Advocate: This popular myth about how to prune crape myrtles can actually cause damage to the trees

This popular myth about how to prune crape myrtles can actually cause damage to the trees

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The Herald-Sun: Don’t commit ‘Crape Murder.’ Here’s how to properly prune a crape myrtle tree

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 company ...

Don’t commit ‘Crape Murder.’ Here’s how to properly prune a crape myrtle tree

Whenever I get to the Q&A portion of a talk about pruning trees, there is always a question about how to prune crape myrtles. This time of year, those questions are even more common, as folks start ...

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NOLA.com: Don't commit crape murder: the wrong and right ways to prune a crape myrtle tree

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Don't commit crape murder: the wrong and right ways to prune a crape myrtle tree

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: IN THE GARDEN: How to save a holly tree, prune a crape myrtle and more

IN THE GARDEN: How to save a holly tree, prune a crape myrtle and more

In the picture above, it's obvious that something has gone wrong. When you drive past a heavily pruned crepe myrtle tree (occasionally spelled "crape myrtle") your impression might be that someone ...

Raleigh News & Observer: Don’t commit ‘Crape Murder.’ Here’s how to properly prune a crape myrtle tree

Yahoo: How to Prune a Crepe Myrtle Tree the Right Way, Straight From a Pro

How to Prune a Crepe Myrtle Tree the Right Way, Straight From a Pro