Tall types exceed 20 feet in height. If you think that's not possible, look at Muskogee or Red Rocket. If those don't ...

I work with crape myrtles a couple of days a week, and this problem has been especially common with the hybrids developed from the Japanese species Lagerstroemia fauriei.

I work with crape myrtles a couple of days a week, and this problem has been especially common with the hybrids developed from the Japanese species Lagerstroemia fauriei.

Crape murder is happening all over town. It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to stubs. Standard crape myrtles ...

If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles are cut down.

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Crape myrtles are cherished for their eye-catching blooms and elegant shapes, yet a myth persists about their care. Many people falsely believe ...

If you're planning to prune the crape myrtle in your yard, stop and read this first.

Most arborists are not sure where the practice of topping crape myrtles started. The practice has been around a long time. The technique of severely pruning crape myrtles has even been given a ...

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' ...

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want blooms in the summer? Along with not cutting off next year’s flowers, your ...

Dear Neil: About three weeks ago our crape myrtles started dropping leaves. We’ve lived here 20 years and we’ve never seen them do this before.