I would love to have a Crepe Myrtle Tree not a Crepe Myrtle Bush. When I travel to the South I see beautiful Trees.
Crepe Myrtle Questions
Most of the Crepe Myrtles in my more Northern area are more like large bushes. Here is my Crepe Myrtle "Royal Burgundy" I planted it last year and would like to try and keep it more tree like. What is the difference between the Southern and Northern Crepe Myrtles? Is it a different type of tree or does it have to do with the different climates?
There are a couple possibilities. Some cultivars grow to large trees while others stay smaller and more shrublike. And climate is also a factor, if your area is cold enough that they mostly die back every year and then put up new sprouts from the base, even if you have a cultivar that could get large it never will. Yours looks like it's got a decent start at trying to be a tree, so as long as it's not dying back every winter and as long as it wants to be taller than it is now you can probably get a treelike look with it by pruning out any sprouts that come up at the base.
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