Not only does topping a crape myrtle turn it into an eyesore, but these brutal pruning cuts can cause disease and decay to set into the wood. Topping also stresses the tree to the max, making if ...

I work with crape myrtles several days per week ... especially with a hackberry. Their wood is brittle on a good day and downright dangerous in bad weather of winds and ice storms.

Learn how to eliminate nutsedge, oxalis, and crape myrtle bark scale from your lawn with San Antonio expert tips and ...

Q: Why are the trunks of my crape myrtles turning black? They look rather unsightly. Mine aren't the only ones doing this -- many in our neighborhood look the same. Janet B. Carson, a freelance ...