My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house. We live on a corner lot and this will be nice curb appeal with the proper up lighting. However, I see crape myrtles that grow ...

My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house. ... However, I see crape myrtles that grow to be very large. I want them, but I do not want them to be huge.

You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. ... The large, open cuts caused by topping invite wood-rotting organisms and, ultimately, decay.

With such a wide array of sizes available, crape myrtle can be used as either a bush or a tree. “Varieties that can reach at least 15 to 20 feet are the best to tree form,” Tracy advises.

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate ...

OPINION. How to ruin a crape myrtle tree. July 23, 2023 at 1:47 a.m. by Richard Mason ...

While the benefits of crape myrtle topping cannot be found, the harm it does to trees is well known. The heavy pruning disfigures the profile to where the tree no longer looks like a tree.

To cut a crape myrtle back for the vague reason of “it just seems too large” ignores the fact that these plants are trees. They are supposed to be relatively large.

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Crape Myrtle trees are found all over the DMV. They boast beautiful blooms and are a staple of many landscapes. But little white critters, called bark scale, are threatening the trees.

I enjoy living n a heavily wooded area; that's why I oppose over-pruning of any tree. Sure, we do need to prune trees if they are in a urban setting and they are a danger to power lines, but we ...