There are mixed opinions about how and when to prune a crepe myrtle. We talked to a gardening expert to get tips and tricks ...

Crape myrtles should be pruned during the winter. Many people prune in late winter, from late February into early March. The ...

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 ...

If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles ...

It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to ...

Horticulture experts say late winter is the ideal time to prune many plants in Oklahoma, but homeowners should know when and ...

First detected in the U.S. in Dallas in 2004, crape myrtle bark scale is a sucking insect that feeds on the sap of plants. It ...

Pruning now will remove these buds and reduce ... My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house. I want them, but I do not want them to be huge. Are there smaller-growing ...

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 ...