crape myrtle

When pruning trees, work with its natural form. LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Dan Gill said not to butcher trees as has been done to these crape myrtles.
—LSU AgCenter Photo/Dan Gill

Horticulturist urges proper crape myrtle pruning

Tue, 2017-03-07 13:35 StMaryNow.com

“A tree which has lost its head will never recover it again, and will survive only as a monument of the ignorance and folly of its tormentor.” George William Curtis, American writer, editor and spe

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Properly pruned crape myrtles are structurally sound and beautifully shaped and will bloom abundantly like this from late spring to early fall.
-- LSU AgCenter/Allen Owings

Prune crape myrtle trees properly

Tue, 2015-12-08 12:00 StMaryNow.com

HAMMOND — We’re approaching winter in Louisiana, and this is the time when crape myrtle pruning becomes commonplace.

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While some crape myrtle pruning cuts may appear “architecturally” nice, this kind of pruning is still the improper way to prune crape myrtle trees.
--Allen Owings Photo