Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want ...

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The controversy I'm referring to is the pruning -- or shall I call it the annual butchering -- of crape myrtles. This happens almost like clockwork. I was speaking with a nursery friend of mine ...