First cut down the crape myrtle and try to dig up all the roots. TSU Extension Agent Joellen Dimond says that any roots left in the ground will try to sprout new plants. You will probably need to keep after them for several years before the carbohydrate reserves in the roots are used up and they die. Mary Schmidt from Lichterman Nature Center did just this and talks about her experience. It is a lot of work, but it can be done.
Here are some other videos on Crape Myrtles:
Treating Crape Myrtle Bark Scale: [ Ссылка ]
Pruning (Not Murdering) Crape Myrtle: [ Ссылка ]
I cut down my crape myrtle. How do I stop the suckers?: [ Ссылка ]
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