A crepe myrtle Lagerstroemia indica lights up the summer with panicles of blooms.
}"Crape Murder" is a term used to describe the aggressive pruning of Crape Myrtles. It can literally appear that half, or more, of the plant has been removed. This technique is used by landscapers and home owners because it's quick, fairly easy, the plant almost always recovers and Missing: Malcolm NE. Apr 25, Crepe Myrtle Propagation by Cuttings. Crepe myrtle propagation by cuttings is also possible. This can be accomplished through softwood or hardwood cuttings.
Take cuttings in spring or summer where they meet the main branch, about inches ( cm.) in length with about nodes per cutting. Remove all the leaves except the last two or stumpchop.clubted Reading Time: 3 mins.
Aug 16, Make your cuts just below a leaf node/bud along the branch (see illustrations). Using a good potting soil mix, plant the cuttings in one-gallon pots (or directly into a well-prepared bed) with the leaf buds pointing upward. Whichever you choose, the cuttings should be in a sunny location stumpchop.clubg: Malcolm NE.
Jul 01, Crepe Myrtle Pruning Time for General Maintenance.
Cutting a mispruned crepe myrtle back to the ground in the late winter and selecting three to five sprouts to develop into main trunks through proper pruning can renovate an ugly tree in just a few years.
If you are just looking to perform general maintenance on your tree, the ideal crepe myrtle pruning time is either in the late winter or early spring when the tree is in its dormancy. This is the best time to prune if you are reshaping the tree, removing deep or weak branches, trying to Missing: Malcolm NE.
Apr 12, Cutting a mispruned crepe myrtle back to the ground in the late winter and selecting three to five sprouts to develop into main trunks through proper pruning can renovate an ugly tree in just a Missing: Malcolm NE. Cut the soft, new growth if you are collecting cuttings in May or June. From July to early fall, collect the hardwood growth. Morning is the best time to collect cuttings while the tree is fairly dormant.
Step 2Missing: Malcolm NE. Some gardeners perform their annual pruning chores in fall so the crepe myrtle bark stands out in the winter landscape. Pruning at that time, however, removes the growth that protects crepe myrtle Missing: Malcolm NE.