My lawn guy is awesome. I think. Or I used to think that.
Last year when we were discussing goals for our yard, one thing he mentioned was trimming down our crape myrtle trees after they were done blooming. He explained that they would come back fuller and they would be more tree-like. They were moving into bush territory.
Well, last week I came home after the ‘trimming’ and I gasped. You might have heard me.
That’s what I call “Bare naked ladies!”
I wish I had a robe for them!
If they don’t come back…well, I might have to dust off my shank.
Wish them growing luck!
Busy Bee Suz 
They do that to Crepe Myrtle's here all the time – I've heard it referred to as \”Crepe Murder\”. As far as I know, they do come back though…
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I'm just gonna go with the \”you gotta trust 'em\” way of thinking on this. They'll probably be as beautiful as ever!
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They will be fine. \”Trust me\”, said the tree trimmer. LOL
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I'm confident that they will come back more beautiful than ever — no robes needed (or shank for that matter!).
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YIKES! maybe we should make some more tissue paper flowers to cover up their \”parts\”
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Don't worry- they will be back and even more beautiful than before- xo Diana
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I agree – it is the time of year to do this severe pruning and they will be fine. However, robes hanging on the bushes might be interesting!
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Fear not, they will come back better than ever. Actually, in the Crepe Murdering state of Florida, that's actually a pretty good pruning job. At least they took the time to shape them and didn't just take the chain saw and cut straight across the tops. That's real murder. Hang in there. I trimmed my crepe myrtle this weekend too but it's a tiny Charlie Brown twig compared to yours. 🙂
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Yep—that's what you do!!! You'll be shocked but they will come back and be very very hearty… Just wait!!!!!If you lived in Tennessee, you'd see lots of trees like this in the winter… haHugs,Betsy
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YIKES!! It isn't too late to plant some naked ladies next to them so they aren't lonely!
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Dern. That is some trimming. I hope everybody is right and they come back better than ever. *fingers crossed*
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EGAD NO!
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All the crepe myrtle's around here are sporting the very same look! It's the trend. It's fashionable. And that's all that matters, right? 😉
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This is also my FIL's idea of pruning/trimming. I think it works, but I have a \”brown thumb,\” so do not listen to me. Good luck to the ladies!
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Put away the shank, Suz. They WILL grow back more beautiful than ever.
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omg, I just gasped too! I don't know much about tree trimming, but I get nervous when I see a tree trimmed with a neat round trim. Back in Cali we used a certified arborist to trim our tree and he use to tell us there are certain branches that need to be trimmed and not others. Not sure if that was just for our type of tree or what. I sure hope they come back. They are so beautiful in bloom.
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They'll be ok, but from now on I wouldn't let anyone touch your trees unless he or she is a certified arborist!!!!
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That's why I'm not a very good gardner, I just don't have it in me to do that.
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That is what my hydrangeas look like after I prune…but they always come back!
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