Stop Crape Murder 🌳 | Pruning Crape Myrtles + Turning the Branches Into Garden Mulch

Описание: Every year we see it happen… “crape murder.” 🌳✂️ In this video, Luke shares how we prune our crape myrtles and what’s worked best for us to keep them healthy, strong, and naturally shaped — without heavy topping.

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00:00 Intro
00:36 Step 1
00:53 Shaping Tree
00:44 Shaping Knots
02:12 Crossing Branches
03:38 Bark
04:00 Full Trimming
04:12 Chomps 🐈
04:51 Skip a Year vs Annual Trim
05:43 Wood Chipping Overview
05:54 DR Power Pro 26
06:21 Cold Start Engine
06:38 Wood Chipping
07:00 Laying Chips
07:22 Outro

There are plenty of opinions out there, but this approach has helped our trees thrive and keep their structure season after season. Then we take it a step further.

Instead of hauling the branches away, we chip them using our D&R Power Pro 26 with the wood chipper attachment and reuse the material in our garden beds. Sustainable, practical, and honestly pretty satisfying. Around here, we try to reuse what we can and work with what the land gives us — less waste, more intention.

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