Comments on: Stop Crape Murder: Don’t Cut Back Your Myrtles

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:20:22 +0000

Here in July, our management company has decided to completely top the crepe myrtles. I am devastated, they seem to think they will be fine and will come back better than ever. When? Next Year?
They were about to bloom, had 10 ft branches, how much better could it have gotten? I am so upset that idiots do this to beautiful majestic trees.
They will never be the same

By: yayyyy!

yayyyy! — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:39:08 +0000

I posted an article on FB with this same title….I HATE it when people do this to their beautiful trees…mayabe people will stop the madnesss:)

By: Opps...

Opps... — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:26:30 +0000

I guess…according to this article… I’ve murdered my crepe myrtles. I did the same thing to a few getting too tall and close to our power lines. They looked straggled. Thank goodness they do grow back. As I’ve seen them (if not pruned too many times) appear to grow back fuller. I do have another beautifully shaped crepe that I do not prune back. Maybe it’s preference? Does it really hurt the tree?

By: bill, big b little ill

bill, big b little ill — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:08:27 +0000

I don’t know if I would call that pruning or murder. I see this kind of pruning all the time and they come back with new growth. But it sure takes away from the over all look for me.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:50:14 +0000

Great! Now I don’t have to feel guilty for not clipping off those old ends!
Ours have stayed au natural from the beginning! Buy I was told to prune! Never had the time! Good thing…

By: C Smith

C Smith — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:20:39 +0000

If you want to see even more crepe murder drive to Bay Minette and then go south on Hwy 59. All the crepemyrtles in the median have been pruned back so much that they will never have a natural shape again. They look totally ridiculous.
I’m not sure how this theme of cuting crepemyrtles started, but it seems to be geting out of control. I quess one person sees someone else doing it and assumes that is what you’re suppose to do. Use some common sense and don’t murder your crepemyrtles.

By: out of step

out of step — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:28:01 +0000

I love the light to the very deep colored crepes. I have always love these flowers. Thanks so much for the information.
green thumb