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Crepe myrtle issues?

5 years ago

is there a techinque anybody here uses to get rid of the suckers that grow at the base of a crepe myrtle? No matter how many times I cut they always come back

Also I noticed that my CM leaves have a black mold that I never seen before. IMO its very unsightly, Is there a way to treat that? Ive attached pics, TIA

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cecily 7A
5 years ago
Google "sooty mold" and "crape myrtle scale"
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
5 years ago
As for the suckers, just continue removing them.......the sooner the better after they appear.
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mindshift
5 years ago
This tree is most often a really tall shrub. It wants to have multiple trunks, hence the suckers. Removal is the remedy. IMO, tree-form crepe myrtle has an upright growth. Pruning is done only to remove suckers, or to limb-up so it can be walked beneath.

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