We recently bought a house in March and have this huge Crepe Myrtle in our backyard. It's looks about 30ft or so with a thick trunk and about 5 thick main branches that separate into multiple smaller branches (picture included taken 10/26/2020). Over the spring and summer it only bloomed sparingly at the top and it was ugly. The tree almost looks the same as the picture included over the summer with just a few blooms throughout. Even some of the branches were bending due to the weigh of flowers and leaves. I was afraid they would break. Is there anyway to prune or cut the tree back without "crepe murdering" it so it has fuller leaves and blooms closer to 15 ft? Or really advice to get leaves and blooms lower? Or is this how the tree is supposed to look?

Thanks in advance

I think you could safely take off the top 1/3 and maybe up to 1/2. No more than that though.

Thin it out and shorten it. Cut to an existing branch and it won't look "murdered".

I have one just like it, and it rarely has any blooms, and I am afraid it may break the foundation to our house. If it was entirely up to me, I would remove it and plant a dwarf variety, but my wife insists that I leave it alone. When we buy what somebody else planted and it is very unsatisfactory, we have the choice to prune it or replace it. Prune that thing. I have never known of one being harmed or killed by pruning.

After the post and replies we took off around a third of the height and thinned out about 3 smaller branches. It's July 6, 2022 and I took this picture today. Very happy with the outcome. Might take it down a another foot or two next year to round it off.