Because of this, pruning spring-flowering plants after June risks removing the buds, resulting in fewer flowers the following ...

Crape murder is happening all over town. It doesn’t matter how horticulturists talk about proper pruning techniques, each year more and more trees are cut back to stubs. Standard crape ...

Crape myrtles should be pruned during the winter. Many people prune in late winter, from late February into early March. The important thing to remember is to prune crape myrtles before new growth ...

I was surprised and alarmed by this until I understood the importance of a word often associated with the murder: crape, as in the beautiful blooming trees. It seems that there is much controversy ...

(WTVF) — If you have a crape myrtle tree in your yard, you may have heard about "Crape Murder". It's when the tops of crape myrtles are cut down. Lukas Suzano with Davey Tree of Nashville says ...

and of course crape myrtle—signs of crape murder are all over Little Rock along I-630! It is also the time to begin cutting back ornamental grasses. If you think you have damage on other ...

This is why excessive pruning, often called "crape murder," is such a common yet unnecessary practice. "Crape murder" refers to the extreme and indiscriminate cutting back of crape myrtles.