New subscriber. Excellent video and good advice. I have 3 dynamite crape myrtles, 4 yrs old, planted 7 ft apart that I'd like to grow/train into single trunk. Only spot that gets full sun. Should I prune lowest suckers in Dec here in central Texas? Your expert advice is greatly appreciated.
We live in Florida, moved in December and moved the tree to a new location by a professional. Here it is May 5, and still no sign of life, there is green under the bark, will it live?
I prefer a battery chainsaw. The bar is smaller & easier to twist into odd angles, plus it's much safer if you're on a ladder. Some of this new stuff has some incredible run times. I have a Kobalt Lowe's discontinued. I bought an inflator to use as a mini blower to clean bugs out of cars around the felts & rear deck corners.
I always say dont plant a tree if you dont want one. Some flowering fruit. Trees grow smaller than crape myrtles do. But if you must keep it trimmed you combine this video with a topping. However when you top you remove the dominant branch down to a point where a new vertical stalk is growing leaving an inch or two from the cut to the new dominant branch. Besically restarting the branch growth. Must be done before spring growth.
This is why you top them to control canopy height you let it go you get what I call weeping myrtles. Not natural nor healthy growth great video but definitely should've brought the top down some. Those already looked stretched too.
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Makes me crazy when people top off Crape Myrtles. They are such beautiful trees.
Great video! I've got two beasts in my back yard, one with murder in its history and one that's completely wild. Wish me luck!
You can do it. They are pretty trees left alone
New subscriber. Excellent video and good advice. I have 3 dynamite crape myrtles, 4 yrs old, planted 7 ft apart that I'd like to grow/train into single trunk. Only spot that gets full sun. Should I prune lowest suckers in Dec here in central Texas? Your expert advice is greatly appreciated.
We live in Florida, moved in December and moved the tree to a new location by a professional. Here it is May 5, and still no sign of life, there is green under the bark, will it live?
I prefer a battery chainsaw. The bar is smaller & easier to twist into odd angles, plus it's much safer if you're on a ladder. Some of this new stuff has some incredible run times. I have a Kobalt Lowe's discontinued. I bought an inflator to use as a mini blower to clean bugs out of cars around the felts & rear deck corners.
me to i have a poll saw.
You shouldn't have more than 7 main trunks coming from the ground. 3, 5, or 7 is best.
Very good informative video. I have 30 c m on my property and this video helps. Also subbed you....
Thanks alot. Bud 30s too much lol. GL
please advice on how to get a crape myrtle back to a manageable height after reaching 20' tall ?
a poll saw is nice to have when the tree gets bigger.
If someone wanted the tree to be short why is it called murder rather than trimmed.
you shouldn't trim the top ?
Cut the numbs in half. Pick two branches out of each nub and keep the rest pruned off.
Chainsaws and ladders ? Invest in a Pole Saw.
I have one but i like being upclose. Also using hand loppers...
How do you keep the height in check if you want to keep it at a certain height?
Sandra Kendrick Excellent question!
I guess you're supposed to plant the right kind for certain height
You have to choose a dwarf crepe myrtle if you want a short one. Not a 40 foot tall tree....
I always say dont plant a tree if you dont want one. Some flowering fruit. Trees grow smaller than crape myrtles do. But if you must keep it trimmed you combine this video with a topping. However when you top you remove the dominant branch down to a point where a new vertical stalk is growing leaving an inch or two from the cut to the new dominant branch. Besically restarting the branch growth. Must be done before spring growth.
This is why you top them to control canopy height you let it go you get what I call weeping myrtles. Not natural nor healthy growth great video but definitely should've brought the top down some. Those already looked stretched too.
Sharpen