Beginner Gardening: Crepe Myrtles still not leafing out, western kentucky, 1 by kentuckynet

kentuckynet wrote:
Hello, i have many crepe myrtles that i have bought from lowes over the past few years, i have several different types. All are ok for my zone. My question is this year i have lots of suckers growing around the base but no leaves? Did they die during the winter?Or is this normal? I have 4 that are fully leafed out 10 that look similar to my above photo.This particular one is an arapahoe, also i live in western kentucky,
Also should i cut off the new shoots/suckers on the base?

thanks for your advice.