I recently received a call from a friend asking if it was possible to extend blooming of crape Myrtle trees. I replied with a yes. All you need to do is simply remove spent flowers as soon as they finishing blooming. Prune them off just above the first set of leaves behind the spent flowers. I did this to my daughter’s tree about 2 weeks ago, and new growth is showing. She just reported that new buds are starting to develop; normally it takes about a month or more before new flowers will appear. Give it a try.
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