topping crapemyrtles

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Pruning Crapemyrtles
... summer has led to the unhealthy practice of topping these plants. If necessary, crapemyrtles can be reduced in height without being topped. Topping (buck horning or dehorning) involves cutting stems back ... type affects decay and structure of crapemyrtle. Journal of Arboriculture 31(1):48-52.). Topping crapemyrtles results in numerous vigorous shoots originating from the top of the cut stems. This ...
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Plant Delights Nursery -- Crape Murder
... or nurseryman. I know of NO educated horticulturist or arborist that endorses the practice of topping crapemyrtles or any ornamental trees for that matter. Go ahead. Pick up the phone. Call Neil ... proportion. All trees have a characteristic shape. It just so happens that crapemyrtles have one of the most beautiful. Topping does create larger blooms, though fewer of them. Unfortunately these larger ...
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