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Illustration of a flowering crape myrtle with a natural canopyPLANT CARE · OCTOBER 30, 2026

Stop the “Crape Murder”: Give Your Crape Myrtle a Better Spring

Avoid crape murder. Learn when to prune crape myrtles in Northwest Arkansas, what to remove, and why cutting trees back to stubs is not the answer.

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