Secure Turf founder Ryan Ray shares landscaping tips for the Mecklenburg area and sometimes speaks about
(and post pictures of) landscaping oddities that he encounters in his travels.
The Mystery of the Myrtles
Crepe Myrtles, or Lagerstroemia is a deciduous and evergreen tree very popular in the South.
While various species and cultivars are able to fill a wide variety of landscape needs, crape myrtles are chiefly famous for their colorful and long-lasting flowers.
In the Southern garden, crepe myrtle trees are beautiful and almost necessary feature in the landscape. As with most trees and shrubs, one of the most questions is “How to prune a crepe myrtle?”
Before going into how to prune crepe myrtle trees, we need to look at if you need to prune you crepe myrtle at all. While pruning crepe myrtle trees is good for helping to keep the tree shaped like you would like it to be, it is not normally necessary to the health of the tree.
Prune crepe myrtle trees when you wish to shape them or if you find the branches are too close together for your taste, but for the most part, you do not need to prune crepe myrtle trees.
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