Should I prune my Crepe Myrtle?
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Sharon
I have a large Crepe Myrtle that only put on leaves "here and there". It was late starting. Should I prune out the branches that have no leaves or just let it go a while longer? I'm trying to give it the best chance possible to be as beautiful as it was last year.
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It's actually not a good idea to overprune your crepe myrtle. Check out this article for some helpful tips
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/crepe-myrtle/crepe-myrtle-care.htm
Let it be, at least for now. The article that Shoshana provided is excellent. It has been a wacky spring everywhere - my newest Natchez Crepe Myrtle took forever to start sprouting leaves and is still doing so.
Crepe Myrtles need to be pruned after flowering.With weather being so delayed wait on doing any pruning etc.