I have a crepe myrtle bush that was supposed to be a dwarf plant.
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I have the same problem! My "dwarf" crepe myrtles would be 20 feet tall if I didn't cut them back every couple of years. It is much easier to do this when the branches are thinner so start doing this as soon as you can. I cut mine back after all of the flower blooms are done for the season. You can cut them way back and be sure they will look nice next season!
Hi Linda. They can be cut back. I used to cut the ones I had down to about 3 feet. This also made them fuller and not so woody.
Linda...don't you just LOVE scooping those lacy blooms out of the pool? Hahaha!