On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:17:53 -0500, Mark Anderson
opined:

In article says...
When is a good time to transplant a Rose of Sharon plant? (I am in Zone 7). Is
it better now, or early spring?

It is always better to transplant in fall so the roots have time to repair
themselves before the ground freezes. It's easier for them to recover over the
winter, than it is to withstand the heat of summer.

I don't know about the fall but my parents have transplanted Rose of
Sharon from house to house whenever they moved for longer than I'm alive
and they claim that the spring is the best time to transplant them. I'm
in Zone 5, Chicago so things might be better down south.



It is very different down south where I live, but I lived the better portion of
my life on Long Island which is zone 6b-7a and I always did my major
transplanting in the early fall. I suppose it could be done in spring, but the
person asked for opinions and I gave mine. No dogma here, just my experience.