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Originally Posted by mikeod
This is crape murder. It results in weak branches and a deformed tree. Only trim the last third of any branches, or, as BTK advises, nothing thicker than a pencil. It will result in a full crown with bountiful blooms. Note that none of TV crape myrtles are trimmed excessively.
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Thank you. That's what I thought. And I have indeed noticed that none of the TV crape myrtles are trimmed that way.
Do you know of a trimmer I can hire who espouses this philosophy? (I don't want my ligustrums lollipopped, either.)