In an earlier version of this article, the last name of a Smithsonian Gardens arborist was incorrectly stated. He is Jacob Hendee, not Jacob Hender. The article has been corrected. Spring has ...

You can leave a sucker to grow if you want a new crape myrtle tree in that location. Otherwise, the easiest solution is to pull or clip the suckers as they emerge. If they are short and young ...

The crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is a stunning small deciduous tree that will delight you with masses of colorful blooms in summer. But, what if the gorgeous crepe myrtle in your garden ...

Multi-trunked trees are more shrub-like. As they mature they develop a height and width that requires more space near ground level. The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that ...

Q My crape myrtle tree does not seem to be doing well this year. It only has leaves from certain limbs and has not leafed out as it has in the past. How do I address this? Cut off the limbs (down ...

Pruning like this may shorten the life of the tree. Horticulturists call the lopping of crape myrtle limbs 'crape murder.' Topping crape myrtle trees is certainly not, and never has been ...

Sure, we do need to prune trees if they are in a urban setting and they are a danger to power lines, but we have a tendency to overdo it. Crape myrtle trees are the most frequent victims.

several of them co-claiming the crown as the "Crape Myrtle Capitol of Texas" (McKinney, Waxahachie and Burleson just to name a few). Once established, these trees can handle drought and heat waves ...

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 ...

How to prune crape myrtle is always a popular subject whenever I make a presentation about pruning trees. The discussion always centers around how far back you should prune them. Unfortunately ...