The shoots that a crepe myrtle stump sends out will be thin and spindly.

Oct 22, The best time to prune your crepe myrtle depends on your reasons for pruning it. If you are removing dead, damaged, or diseased branches, then this can be done at any time of year and should ideally be done as soon as you notice an issue. To encourage blooming, prune immediately after flowers are bushleaning.barted Reading Time: 8 mins.

Watch a Demonstration of How to Properly Prune Crapemyrtles. A common and devastating mistake made while pruning crapemyrtles is the practice of"topping" off the beautiful plant. Dr. Jim Robbins shows the proper techniques for pruning your landscape crapemyrtle in the video below. YouTube. Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Jun 14, While pruning crepe myrtle trees is good for helping to keep the tree shaped like you would like it to be, it is not normally necessary to the health of the tree.

Prune crepe myrtle trees when you wish to shape them or if you find the branches are too close together for your taste, but for the most part, you do not need to prune crepe myrtle trees. How to Prune a Crepe Myrtle. There are two schools of thought when it comes to pruning crepe myrtle trees. Jun 05, When a crape myrtle is pruned properly: It will produce twice the number of branches, and therefore twice the number of blooms as it did during the previous year.

The new branches will be strong enough to support blooms.