I sure do appreciate your help. It usually flowers by now I was thinking, but I must be off......happens at my age! Again, thanks.

You also don't say where you are. This is important to determine both optimal pruning times and when to expect blooming. In my own area (NJ Zone 7), the trees and shrubs leaf out late (mine still look about as barren as they did in January), and flower from July into October. As said above, they need HEAT to flower (or even leaf out for that matter), otherwise, I do absolutely NOTHING for them. Just be patient and don't coddle 'em. Good luck!

Crepe myrtle is a summer flowering shrub, which means June at the earliest. Some experts say prune during winter dormancy; others say prune after flowering, which can promote a second round of bloom if your growing season is sufficiently long. I'm of the opinion that most shrubs should not be pruned, and I especially hate the "topped" pruning that leaves an UGLY WINTER SHAPE .

The basic crepe myrtle tree grows 20 to 30 ft. tall. Removing lower side limbs makes them more tree-like and reveals gray bark that may flake off to show a cinnamon colored bark depending on the parentage. There are cultivated varieties with heights that range all the way down to truly dwarf forms (under 5ft). HERE is a partial list of crepe myrtle size by cultivar.

Here is one of my Med CM that suckers a lot, I trim one monthly during growing season. It wants to be multi trunk. I'm winning but I'm sick of pruning, ha

Here is another Med CM that does not sucker. It's a bit younger tree. Both in the 12-15 YO range

The short one is a young Med Acoma that so far hasn't suckered