A few years ago, we put in a crape myrtle that's now about 10 feet tall and is loaded with flowers. Unfortunately, every time it rains, it bends the branches to the ground and sometimes breaks them ...

Too often, crape myrtles are cut back to bare trunks because this abuse will yield more flowers. This type of severe pruning results in a shorter bloom time, delayed flowering, weaker branching and ...

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions of ...

With proper care, crape myrtles can remain healthy and attractive for decades. Careless use of mowers and string trimmers around these thin-barked trees is a common problem. This type of equipment can ...

Question: I have four young crape myrtles that have bloomed heavily this year (my second year to have them). The problem is, with all of the rain lately, the wet flower heads get top heavy. The limbs ...