Gardening Q&A: Crape myrtle pruning can be light

 
BY RAY RIDLEN
Published: February 6, 2012

We often use crape myrtles in the landscape because they bloom all summer. We also value them for their peeling bark, fall color and the grace of their natural form. They are as tough as they are beautiful.

The practice of chopping off the tops of crape myrtle has become commonplace. Many people believe that it is required to promote flowering; some prune because the plant is too large for the space provided; other...


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