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Q.Overgrown Crepe Myrtle Pruning

Anonymous added on March 23, 2014 | Answered

My crepe myrtles are over 25 feet tall. How do I prune them without killing them?

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Nikki
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Answered on March 23, 2014

As long as you do not remove more than a third of its growth in any one given year, pruning your tree should not harm it. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/crepe-myrtle/pruning-crepe-myrtle-trees.htm, https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/crepe-myrtle/best-crepe-myrtle-pruning-time-when-to-prune-crepe-myrtle.htm

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