This crepe myrtle is 5 or 6 years old. When I first got it, it was a tiny stick with a root. I wasn't sure if it was the bush or tree variety. Definitely a tree. Need to trim it this fall now that I know what I'm dealing with.
People around here, maybe half of them, brutally cut them down every year. They're stunted and have big knobby scarring. We aren't on board with "Crepe Murder" - he'll prune only the minimum and only as necessary. The ones that are allowed to grow properly are amazingly beautiful and healthy!
@poemblaze
Lovely to hear! Yeah, breaking people around here of that "habit" seems impossible. π