Re: Crape Myrtles, too high.
John,
Selective pruning is the best for crepes as Richard stated. All too often they are like you said, crepe murdered and can actually damage the plant in the long run. Selectively remove the tallest limbs and work your way down to a manageable size. Depending on the type of crepe you have, most eventually grow into small trees. I have seen some beautiful ones around town that are carefully pruned and reach heights of 30 feet... Then again, like my neighbor who murders his each year that have that huge polyp at about 6' or so and then some spindly braches on top and they look pitiful... I actually went out earlier today and took out the newer shoots from the ground and left about 4-6 straight ones and just pruned the laterals up to about 4'. Mine are still small (8') but hopefully within the next couple of years, with careful pruning, they will be nice looking crepes that I will be proud of... Best of luck with yours...
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