Thanks for the reply! I'm really glad to hear this. I absolutely
love the Rose of Sharons and I really didn't want to destroy it.

We have been cleaning up our much overgrown property and I've been
amazed at how many shrubs/trees that when hacked to the ground will
just pop right back up looking better than they did before.

I can only hope my ROS responds as well as my crepe myrtle and
euonymous.