prunning

My crepe myrtles are approx. 25 yrs old and I have prune them to make lovely trees. Each crepe myrtle has 3-5 main trunks, and all are 2-4 inch thick. First branch is approx 6 ft. from ground. Can i cut these trees back to approx. 4 ft, below all limbs, to start new growth to hide an ugly chicken wire fence that a new neighbor put up. Any help will be appreciated. Thanking you in advance

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 02/02/2018 @ 6:59 am

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