JackbyDev comments on Crap, not again!

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I don't like aggressive pruning but it's not done while they're in bloom. Mine is taking over the sidewalk so I need to do this, but it's also not flowering or even has leaves at the moment.

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[–] a1tsca13@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

You don't need to do this. If properly pruned, crape myrtles will form a canopy over the sidewalk that doesn't interfere with pedestrians and actually provides shade; if topped like the picture, they will form an unruly mass of growth right at head height.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago

I don't prune like this.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Doesn’t matter when it’s done. It’s bad for the tree.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Not saying it's bad or not, it's just a bad comparison. It's implying it looks like crap, but the alternative is not what's on the left. The alternative is what's on the left with no blooms or leaves.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago*

OK I guess. It takes a while for them to recover from this though. It’s not just right after they’re cut. There will be several seasons of diminished bloom and health.

I find an uncut crape with no leaves to be one of the most attractive seasons for them, personally.

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