Pruning Crepe Myrtle Trees

My Crepe Myrtles have finished flowering and now have a dead cluster of old buds that are hanging and making the branches droop. Should I prune the clusters off to help the tree make it through the winter?

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 09/20/2013 @ 6:49 am

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