Kashima Flowers

[PeaceLoveBonsai]

Is it advisable to pluck the flowers off a Kashima? I'm growing this particular Kashima in an aquatic basket to encourage root development, so I'm not exactly in the refinement stage, but I'm still interested in the best way to work with the species. Thoughts?

 

[0soyoung]

Meh.
Maples will make samaras even if the flowers aren't pollinated. Of course, some amount of carbohydrate gets consumed to make them - less than if pollinated, but some, nonetheless. I think this is a very minor fraction of the dry weight gain by the tree during a season (I have no data); pollinated or not.