The main reason for trimming anything thinner than a pencil on a crape myrtle is to control the shape of the tree. They can get quite large. As they get bigger, they bloom less, but their beauty then becomes their form and bark. Good luck.
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It should do just fine! I never remove the seed pods and each year my crepe myrtles come back more beautiful than the year before!
They will bloom just fine, nothing to worry about.
https://www.southernliving.com/garden/grumpy-gardener/should-i-prune-off-crepe-myrtle-seeds
The main reason for trimming anything thinner than a pencil on a crape myrtle is to control the shape of the tree. They can get quite large. As they get bigger, they bloom less, but their beauty then becomes their form and bark. Good luck.
https://www.southernliving.com/garden/grumpy-gardener/should-i-prune-off-crepe-myrtle-seeds