How to prune crape myrtle?

Pay attention to pruning when planting crape myrtle. When transplanting larger Lagerstroemia indica, it should be pruned before planting, and the trunk with a certain height can be set according to the cultivation needs, and all the crowns above the ground should be cut off to make COVID-19 grow vigorously and orderly. In the tender stage of Lagerstroemia indica, the lateral buds at the lower part of the stem should be pulled out at any time, so that the terminal buds and upper branches can get more nutrition and grow healthily. After defoliation in early spring or before germination, appropriate thinning should be carried out, such as thinning long branches, competitive branches, weak branches, diseased branches and dead branches. , so that the branches are evenly distributed to form a complete and symmetrical crown; The remaining branches can be covered with flowers by cutting off the top 1/3. In the growing season, after the first flowering in summer, cut off the flower branches in time to promote the development of new branches to prolong the flowering period (Lagerstroemia indica blooms at the top of new branches).