I wanted to post this in the Crepe Myrtle Forum but alas there is none. In fact, I searched for the "right" place to post this and it seems Crepe Myrtles are talked about in many forums from Pacific Northwest Forum to the Sandbox. So here I go. We had 4 large Crepe Myrtles removed from our yard because they grew too close to the house. No, I didn't plant them there. Anyway. There are suckers galore coming up where the trees once stood. The stump was ground down but maybe that is what stimulated them to grow? Because they grow in a circle about 2 feet in diameter far larger in diameter than that trees that once stood there. The suckers grow so fast it is hard for me to keep up with pulling them. Our recent rains pushed them to into warp-speed growth. One sucker is actually flowering!
I cannot let them become trees again. Can I keep them as a bush?? I have never seen any in bush form. Can I pour something on them to kill them without harming the plants and hedges next to them? I will post a picture soon.