"The tree has barely bloomed in 4 years, loses most the leaves early in summer, has had some mild fungus issues," the OP said. "I keep it clear in the middle of the tree, prune downward growing ...

Question: I have a friend who wants to know the best time to prune crape myrtles ... What is causing them to die? A: A fungus is lurking among your hollies. It is common for compact and often ...

Drastically cutting back crape myrtles creates large wounds that can serve as points of entry for fungal decay organisms ... call the lopping of crape myrtle limbs 'crape murder.' ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions ...

Somehow, the belief that crape myrtles should be brutally pruned by cutting off their tops persists, even though it's inaccurate. Crape murder is a term that has been coined to describe this ...

In addition to basic watering and soil health, your tree will require regular fungus and mold checks and annual pruning. If ...

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