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 ...

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of crape myrtles, dwarf yaupon hollies, hibiscus, lichen on ...

This quick pruning approach causes severe injury to the tree by weakening and damaging ... meaning branches can withstand wind gusts. Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale is a small insect that appears as ...

Every crape myrtle will need minimal, selective pruning for the removal of seed heads to tidy the tree up. Look for occasional misshapen branches or damaged branches and remove them. One of the ...

If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune ...

While some gardeners may assume that the minute a crepe myrtle's branches are bare, it's time to start pruning ... often think this is what the tree needs and, because it rarely hurts the plant ...

For summer flowering shrubs, late winter/early spring, before green up begins, is the best time to prune for them to look ...

Crapemyrtles, a staple in Texas landscapes, are often subjected to a harmful pruning practice known as crape murder during ...

and summer-flowering trees and shrubs such as crape myrtle, oleander, vitex, althea and abelia. Walk around your landscape and note problems or issues that need to be addressed with pruning.