I’m in Alabama and I see lots of these trees. by NationalJournalist42 plants IdentificationWhat's this plant 7 Comments awongbat 3 days ago Crepe Myrtle zorro55555 3 days ago Crepe myrtle. Non native Crap myrtle This is the pruning style know as crepe murder, a type of pollarding. They only flower on new growth JoyDVeeve 3 days ago Looks like crepe myrtle to me. I could say for sure if I could see the leaves Scary_Perspective572 3 days ago looks like Crape Murder! some very unskilled pruning of Crape Myrtle- Lagerstoemia indica or other I know this is done regularly in the south however there are certainly kinder and more aesthetically pleasing ways to manage these trees itsintrastellardude 3 days ago https://youtu.be/8b6_ugrl_Vs?si=7g5o33bJUt5NtoTa terrablepuns 3 days ago Crepe myrtle, saw a lot of these when in Dothan a few years ago! samplenajar 3 days ago Good god that’s a pretty sorry case right there. They can be so nice if you just let them be single stemmed trees
zorro55555 3 days ago Crepe myrtle. Non native Crap myrtle This is the pruning style know as crepe murder, a type of pollarding. They only flower on new growth
Scary_Perspective572 3 days ago looks like Crape Murder! some very unskilled pruning of Crape Myrtle- Lagerstoemia indica or other I know this is done regularly in the south however there are certainly kinder and more aesthetically pleasing ways to manage these trees
samplenajar 3 days ago Good god that’s a pretty sorry case right there. They can be so nice if you just let them be single stemmed trees
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Crepe Myrtle
Crepe myrtle. Non native
Crap myrtle
This is the pruning style know as crepe murder, a type of pollarding. They only flower on new growth
Looks like crepe myrtle to me. I could say for sure if I could see the leaves
looks like Crape Murder! some very unskilled pruning of Crape Myrtle- Lagerstoemia indica or other
I know this is done regularly in the south however there are certainly kinder and more aesthetically pleasing ways to manage these trees
https://youtu.be/8b6_ugrl_Vs?si=7g5o33bJUt5NtoTa
Crepe myrtle, saw a lot of these when in Dothan a few years ago!
Good god that’s a pretty sorry case right there. They can be so nice if you just let them be single stemmed trees