Have You Been Doing This All Wrong? Pruning Crepe Myrtles Not Crepe Murder!
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I was thinking of thinning out the middle, pulling off the small branches and cutting away dead ones, but still letting the top grow out.
Honestly there isn’t really a wrong way. You can just thin the crossing branches out and let it grow
Thank God someone is finally putting some education out there on this.... I can't stand Crepe Murder! Good vid
Thank you I appreciate that
Well done. I too hate when people chop them, they can be so beautiful if left alone and planted in the right place. I do take off the dead and crossing branches each spring but that is about it. My husband always wants to commit crepe murder so I told him the crepes are off limits for him. I would have liked you to have the camera a bit closer for those trying to fix a murdered tree so see a bit better and maybe show at the end what the knuckles look like when you take off the final pieces you mentioned but overall very good video and I hope people start to understand the right way to maintain these lovely trees.
Great video! A lot of people like to criticize the way people trim these trees, but never show is amateurs the right way! Thanks!
Thanks brother. Unfortunately for this tree its probably permanently damaged but we can make it look a little better with so time
Great talk Richey, you and the others help change the image of the lawn guy. We are educated , responsible and professional. Love this industry. Looks like a nice sunny day to work. I miss the sun . Been awhile since I’ve seen my old friend . Can’t wait for spring !
I try to. We are professionals and we should help everyone in the industry to the best of our abilities
This was my first year doing a Myrtle. Thanks to you and others I did it like you. Except the angle, now I know.
Thats awesome brother I am glad I could help
Thanks for the vid I wondered why those looked liked that when I took over properties will def try to correct them. 👍🏾
Haha yea I see more like this then we should
I just found your channel today. I also just found out you’re in the Chatsworth, Dalton area. I’m out of the Chickamauga, Flintstone area. Glad I found your channel! Subscribed!
That’s awesome you’re close thanks for the support brother
Got to have patience when trimming crepe myrtles. Great video!
Yes patience is key
Great video Bud. I really feel for those trees. I'm glad you'll be able to slowly but surely bring them back & looking good. And great advice about pruning the branches on an angle. Do it da right way... Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!!
Thanks brother. Yea they were in rough shape
Thank you I have my first on Thursday. And it is against the house unfortunately. So trim at an angle and leave a foot or so?
Agree with next to house or building, also I would say don’t put closer to power line otherwise will have to hack.
Yes you’re right
New subscriber here from Tennessee and thank you for this video, I learned a lot keep them coming brother,
Thank you for the support
well im new at this 3 years.ill have to say i think he is dead on with this.i got lucky with mine because mine were smaller when planted ,only about 4 foot.when i pruned mine i just took my hand a broke the ends off which caused them to have an angle in the cut like he is talking about.i like the multi the best not the single.
Fantastic video, Richey! Always nice to see more education on this.
Rambling man!!!😂😂😂😂 your cuts look awesome!!!
Thanks brother
I know when you fellas down south start in on Crepe Myrtles we are only about a month and a half away from gettin back at it. 😃
Hahaha it’s almost go time
First time i seen someone do them the correct way on UA-cam! Awesome video! I hate crepe murders. Unfortunately i have company up north now! Only have one customer with crepe in Pittsburgh. Worked in Atlanta for many years.
I’ve seen a couple do it correctly but not many
That’s exactly what I’ll be doing tomorrow, trimming back crape myrtles at a couple of my commercial accounts. Lucky for me they’re not the big and gnarly.
Yea all this rain is slowing me down for sure
@@PlemonsLawnCare I hear ya. Been a mix bag of freezing precip all day here
I just cut them at ground level. Usually solve all the problems. Clean work bud!
Haha then those pesky suckers shoot up and you can mow them over lol thanks brother see you guys tomorrow
My man posts a video for the first time in like 3 years now he is posting everyday and we cant get rid of him!
Hahaha your stuck with me now
Awesome work brother👊! I have some warrants out for the times I murdered a few😂. Good advice on the proper technique. Keep up the good work brother👍👊💪!
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Like the way you angle cut those stems on top.
Good vid... Sometimes I murder them when needed. But they come back gorgeous :)
Thanks brother> Yea anytime they are planted in the wrong place you dont have much of a choice. Especially if it is damaging a structure
me too man i did 90 a couple weeks ago and i was murdering them - they always come back gorgous
Thanks for the help. I've been killing mine 😮
Great job
Hey richie great video...I've Ben wanting to tell u I never got my bag on that give away..
Oh wow I had no idea. Message me again on ig or fb and I will shoot another one out
@@PlemonsLawnCare thanks bro.. I will..
very informative video. Good job!
Love the rambling bud...keep it up
yeah it's gonna rain Tuesday through October
It’s never ending this winter
We live in Florida, moved in December and moved the tree to a new location by a professional. Here it is May 5, and still no sign of life, there is green under the bark, will it live?
Great explanation!
Good video you are right!
BRO!!! I saw this yesterday at Home Depot in Savannah. Cut off with the chainsaw, looked horrible
Our school system here does some that look really bad
You prune rose bushes the same way, on an angle to keep water from rotting the branch.
I have some crepe myrtles in my yard that I bought and planted, they're not growing at all, it looks like they're stunted. Is there something I can do to help them grow nice and big, it's been about four years since I've planted them. Do you also now anything about azaleas
What type of crepe myrtles do you have planted? Some are fast growing and some are slow growing. Also if you have suckers growing up from the ground it’s best to keep those cut so they don’t compete for nutrients with the main trunk.
@@PlemonsLawnCare , they're supposed to be big crepe myrtles but then again I did buy them from Wal-Mart and sometimes they have the wrong tags on them. And thank you for getting back to me with your expertise. When's the best time to cut the suckers off
Loretta Posey right now is the time. Suckers should be cut from the base of the tree year round. You can clean the water sprouts as needed
Oh my goodness those trees would have been beautiful if they were never murdered. Nice job for what you had to work with.
Oh they were awful video doesn’t do them any justice for sure
Exactly how you do it
Glad we dont have these up north , your rambling just shows your a led zeppelin fan bro lol , great video richie !!🤟👊✌✔
I’m love zeppelin. Greatest rock band of all time
Owch. those poor trees been neglected for a long time.
Very long time
Looks really good man. I need to do the same with mine. Is it to early for me to prune mine now? I need to cut the knuckles off as well do you recommend using a Sawzall?
I prefer the hand pruning saw or loppers to get a clean cut. I try to wait til the end of winter before cutting them back as well to prevent as much water as possible from freezing on the cut portions.
Good deal bro appreciate the feedback. I think our winter is about history I may fuck with them week after next. Got a fat party planned for my wife's 40th next Saturday. Big surprise she has no clue. Love the beard I fucked up and shaved mine day after new years but got it back on the way!!!
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
Great video
Thanks brother
ho mi god
Hey Richie did you get a new trailer?
Yes I did Kevin
Where did you get it? I'm looking for a bigger one.
High and Wide.
Most people forget, they are a tree, and should be cared for likewise.
Agreed and most honestly just don’t know.
The end had me thinking of this 😂😂😂😂 ua-cam.com/video/7KeoYzHPKF0/v-deo.html I'd love to see the progression of these over time! Great video!
Yea I may have to follow up on these over the next couple of years
dont put them around your pool either
Exactly no go at the swimming whole
Educating the customer,why do people top any tree so unprofessional and plant in areas that they should be,a properly pruned tree will look and be so much more healthy,sad thing is it takes time to prune properly and customers dont always want to pay,nothing like naturally pruned shrubs and trees
Especially a crepe myrtle. They are beautiful if you let them grow natural and only thin out
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I'm literally the only person in chat that does it right everyone here cuts them down to nothing it's crazy.
Oh man cruising around chatt tonight it’s shocking how bad they are
I have one customer that has 90 of them and I murdered them every year. lol
Omg that’s a lot of trees
@@PlemonsLawnCare i murdered them - i did a video
Why in the world do people do this and think it's proper horticulture ? Btw give us an update on how they look for 2021. Cuz 2020 sucks lol
They turned out great in 2020 these were cut back in February. I hate deep cutting like this but to keep them off vehicles we have to unfortunately. If they got room to grow let em grow and thin them out periodically is preferred
Richey Plemons ahh that makes sense. My wife has been all over me about how ours bloom later and aren't as full as the neighbors. I think some varieties bloom later and maybe cleaning up some of the top would help. I'm ready for spring only because it's spawning season not really looking forward to all the yard work lol.
Unfortunately, we can’t see up close what you’re doing,
Crape Myrtle, not Crepe Myrtle.
Lol it can be spelled both ways. Look up southern living magazines article on it
The scientific name is lagerstroemia crape myrtle. The traditional Southern spelling is "Crepe Myrtle" (because the delicate flowers resemble crepe paper). However, across the US, it is more commonly found as "Crape Myrtle"
@@emmasanders5971 I like how you think lol. Everyone just wants to correct people to make themselves feel better most of the time. Ego thing