How should crape myrtle be pruned?

The flowers of Lagerstroemia indica grow at the top of the spring shoots that germinated that year, with strong germination and irregular crown, which needs pruning.

1, winter pruning: In order to ensure normal flowering and form large inflorescences, winter pruning is very important. If planted in the ground, cut off the branches of the current year at the height of the main branches, so that the robust branches can blossom in the next year; First, cut off all sprouting branches, diseased branches and overlapping branches. In order to beautify the shape, the top of the full terminal bud of other branches is cut short at ` 1 cm, generally leaving only about 5 cm.

2. Pruning after flowering: After flowering in summer, some residual flowers should be pruned to prevent them from bearing seeds, so as to reduce nutrient loss and promote the germination and flowering of new branches. Pruning in the growing period is not suitable for pruning or shortening the new branches sprouting in spring, otherwise it will easily lead to only long branches without flowering.