Sunday, January 8, 2012

Is it too late to prune crape myrtles in GA?

No, right now is the best time. Dont prune them during witer, because they bloom off of the old wood. Wait till they have leaves then trim them. Then by June-ish they will start to bloom. I have 2 6 year old trees and they are at the height of 7 ft now and bloom great, and now have 5 baby trees.

Is it too late to prune crape myrtles in GA?
Yes; it's better to wait until they have bloomed for the summer. If you prune them now, you'll be pruning off the parts that are about to bloom this summer. It won't hurt them, but they won't have any blooms. If you wait until after the first freeze in the fall, you will effectively be pruning them when they're dormant; then, next spring, they will have plenty of time to make new growth and produce flowers.


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