I don’t like aggressive pruning but it’s not done while they’re in bloom. Mine is taking over the sidewalk so I need to do this, but it’s also not flowering or even has leaves at the moment.
You don’t need to do this. If properly pruned, crape myrtles will form a canopy over the sidewalk that doesn’t interfere with pedestrians and actually provides shade; if topped like the picture, they will form an unruly mass of growth right at head height.
Not saying it’s bad or not, it’s just a bad comparison. It’s implying it looks like crap, but the alternative is not what’s on the left. The alternative is what’s on the left with no blooms or leaves.
OK I guess. It takes a while for them to recover from this though. It’s not just right after they’re cut. There will be several seasons of diminished bloom and health.
I find an uncut crape with no leaves to be one of the most attractive seasons for them, personally.
I don’t like aggressive pruning but it’s not done while they’re in bloom. Mine is taking over the sidewalk so I need to do this, but it’s also not flowering or even has leaves at the moment.
You don’t need to do this. If properly pruned, crape myrtles will form a canopy over the sidewalk that doesn’t interfere with pedestrians and actually provides shade; if topped like the picture, they will form an unruly mass of growth right at head height.
I don’t prune like this.
Doesn’t matter when it’s done. It’s bad for the tree.
Not saying it’s bad or not, it’s just a bad comparison. It’s implying it looks like crap, but the alternative is not what’s on the left. The alternative is what’s on the left with no blooms or leaves.
OK I guess. It takes a while for them to recover from this though. It’s not just right after they’re cut. There will be several seasons of diminished bloom and health.
I find an uncut crape with no leaves to be one of the most attractive seasons for them, personally.