Now the good news is that Crape Myrtles are one darn tough.

Oct 22, The best time to prune your crepe myrtle depends on your reasons for pruning it. If you are removing dead, damaged, or diseased branches, then this can be done at any time of year and should ideally be done as soon as you notice an issue. To encourage blooming, prune immediately after flowers are bushnotch.barted Reading Time: 8 mins. Crapemyrtle trees bloom on the new growth, so any pruning that is needed should be done prior to new growth beginning- for most of the south, this will be from mid February through mid March.

Crapemyrtles are often one of the last plants to begin growing in the garden, waiting on warmer temperatures; so don’t worry if February is slipping away on you. Jul 01, 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 encourage new growth, or size maintenance.

Early spring before new growth is the best time to prune crape myrtles.

So the bottom line is if you make a mistake most likely your tree will recover in a few seasons.

Whenever you prune, you cause the tree to generate new growth. New growth that starts now will not have time to harden off before frost. Watch a video about How to Prune or Trim Crape Myrtles:Estimated Reading Time: 1 min. Dec 10, Your pruning is done in winter when the Crape Myrtle is dormant, between the months of December and February. The good news is that super aggressive pruning that you might have seen around town is not actually needed to get a beautiful, healthy plant.

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