Crape Myrtle Pruning

What This Service Involves

Crape myrtles are too often topped into ugly knuckled stubs – a practice known as 'crape murder' that ruins their form and produces weak, floppy growth. We prune them the right way: removing deadwood, suckers, and crossing branches, thinning to reveal the beautiful bark and vase form, and making selective cuts that preserve strong structure and abundant bloom. Proper crape myrtle pruning keeps the tree naturally elegant, healthy, and flowering well – never butchered.

Benefits

Avoids damaging topping / crape murder; Preserves natural vase form and bark; Deadwood and suckers removed; Strong structure and abundant bloom; Naturally elegant, healthy tree

Our Process

1) Assess form and remove any prior topping damage; 2) Remove deadwood, suckers, and crossing wood; 3) Thin to reveal bark and structure; 4) Make selective structural cuts; 5) Clean cuts and cleanup

What Affects the Cost

Tree size and maturity; Sucker and deadwood volume; Prior topping damage; Access

Best Time of Year

Best pruned in late winter before spring growth.