jkrueger2020
New Member
Over Thanksgiving, I planted a crepe myrtle tree in my yard and have a concern about how to handle a problem I'm seeing with the tree and would appreciate some advice from those who have experience with crepe myrtles.
As you can see from the photos below, there are 4 main branches coming out of the root ball. Two of those branches, however, were allowed to grow right next to each other and are touching. From my limited research, I've heard that it's not good to allow branches to touch each other as this can potentially allow disease to infest the tree.
My question is, should I allow all 4 branches to live? Or do I need to chop one of the two branches which are touching and if so, do you have a recommendation as to which one I keep?
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan
Here are 4 photos from various viewpoints:
As you can see from the photos below, there are 4 main branches coming out of the root ball. Two of those branches, however, were allowed to grow right next to each other and are touching. From my limited research, I've heard that it's not good to allow branches to touch each other as this can potentially allow disease to infest the tree.
My question is, should I allow all 4 branches to live? Or do I need to chop one of the two branches which are touching and if so, do you have a recommendation as to which one I keep?
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan
Here are 4 photos from various viewpoints: