re: Landscaping/tree selection question

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Maybe a dwarf crape myrtle or something? You can cut them back every year.

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A crepe was what came to mind for me too. I would not cut them back though. For one thing, what he's worried about (and should be) is what's below ground.

I prune mine to be trees. I've found that people who are guilty of this are hard to sway so I'm just going to post it fyi and move on.

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“Crepe Murder” is the name they’ve given to the insane practice of pruning crepe myrtle branches back until you create “fists” (see above).

There is no excuse for this. There’s nothing wrong with pruning crepes — removing side branches or thinning internal branches.

But to “top” them, cutting off the canopy in this way, only weakens the plant to the point where, when summer heat and drought hits, lots of other problems may develop.

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Guilty of crepe murder?


To the OP, maybe even a Witch Hazel?? Grows big as you let it and roots won't be a problem. It's a different look fa show.