Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Crape myrtle trimming help, 0 by meritorious
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Subject: Crape myrtle trimming help
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meritorious wrote: OK. I've read enough to know that pruning a crape myrtle is a personal thing. We are moving into a new home soon that has 3 beautiful lavender myrtles and I'd like ideas about how to trim them up (they look ragged to me and are too close to the roof for my husband's liking). The neighborhood has several of these and most of them are trimmed up tree-like--- with a full canopy but bare stem/trunk. I think that looks nice, but is it OK for the tree? And, if it is OK, what is the best way to do it. It is quite hot here now, and I also wonder about trimming in the summer. Is it OK now or best in the fall? Also, can anyone identify the variety of these? Thanks for any advice... Wendy |