Should You Remove a Crape Myrtle That Stains Concrete?

If the seed pods from a crape myrtle stain your walkway and the tree is too close to the house, removal is a perfectly valid choice. There's no shame in editing the landscape to suit your needs.

Replace it with a small, clean tree like a coral bark maple, Japanese snowbell, kousa dogwood, or an evergreen arborvitae. These offer beauty without the messy pods.