Ask the Gardener - I see lots of crape myrtle branches cut

Please do not cut crape myrtles back to stumps! Crape myrtles (botanically Lagerstroemia hybrids) are wonderful summer-blooming trees, with beautiful, exfoliating golden bark and some with fall color. They come in many sizes and bloom in a variety of colors, so you can visit aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/databases/crapemyrtle to explore the many options and find the right one for your landscape.

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