Urban forestry extension agent Larry Figart takes you through the right and wrong techniques for pruning crape myrtles.

How much to prune: Properly prune your crape myrtle by removing 25% of the crown, and no more than 30%, Moorman said. Anything over 30% is considered over-pruning.

If pruned properly, crape myrtles can grow into an attractive tree with summer blooms. Most arborists are not sure where the practice of topping crape myrtles started.

As we think about pruning crape myrtles, perhaps this year we will hold off on the heavy pruning and prune crape myrtles properly. Larry Figart is an urban forestry extension agent with the ...

Over the past couple of weeks, fellow gardeners have asked that I explain how to prune crepe myrtles, as I often complain (to anyone that will listen) about neighbors following neighbors' poor ...

To prune a crape myrtle properly, first decide if it needs to be pruned. In other words, if you can't come up with a good reason to trim your tree -- leave it alone.

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice about gardening in Florida about pruning crape myrtles and care of mandevilla, bird of paradise, bahia grass, azaleas, African lilies and sagos.

The question about pruning crepe myrtles and other plants seem to top the list of questions for this week.

If you live in Mount Pleasant, learn the local ordinances because there are laws about the proper pruning of Crepe Myrtles. After you prune your Crepe Myrtle properly, is the perfect time to add ...

Learn how to properly prune Crepe Myrtles to maintain their health and avoid the common mistake of "Crepe Myrtle Murder." ...

This popular myth about how to prune crape myrtles can actually cause damage to the trees Horticulturists call cutting off the tops of the trees 'crape murder' ...

Proper crape (or crepe) myrtle pruning How much to prune: Properly prune your crape myrtle by removing 25% of the crown, and no more than 30%, Moorman said.