When to feed new crepe myrtles

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Feed your crape myrtle with high nitrogen fertilizer in the spring a soon as the leaves appear. Make another application two months later and then don't feed for the rest of the year.

Overfeeding can cause the plant to put its energy into growth at the expense of blooms. Use slow release fertilizer to prevent the growth of suckers that are susceptible to disease and insects. If suckers do appear, prune them off.

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I've never planted new and never fertilized. This was just what I found. And wasn't trying to contradict post 2

I 've been in landscaping for over 6 yrs, and its been my exp. that you can use a slow release fertilizer (like i said, ozmocote) pretty much every few months and they will respond positively.

Right now, you should just concern yourself with ensuring that the trees get plenty of water. Theyll drop those leaves when winter hits. Cut em back right around mardi gras and theyll explode late spring/early summer with new growth.

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just concern yourself with ensuring that the trees get plenty of water. Theyll drop those leaves when winter hits. Cut em back right around mardi gras and theyll explode late spring/early summer with new growth.

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Presactly.

Don't plant trees in July. Too hot.

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Crape murderer

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Yeah, don't do that either.

Guess clarification is needed for my "cut em back" comment. I meant selective pruning, maybe no more than 6 inches off the top, suckers, entangled limbs, etc. By no means am i an advocate of arbor murder