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Moe DeLoughan · 17-02-2014, 04:28 PM posted to rec.gardens

On 2/13/2014 3:42 PM, Jeff Thies wrote:
On 2/13/2014 6:29 AM, wrote:
On Saturday, March 30, 1996 8:00:00 AM UTC, UKSKIER wrote:
I desperately need advice on when to prune rose of sharons. I planted
these twiggy looking babies summer of 94 and 95 and they're just
tall and
straggly. I wasn't sure if it's okay to prune them now - since
they don't
bloom til July. If so, how should I do it? Can I cut back quite
severely. I really want them to bush up and give me a bit of a
privacy
screen.

Thank you - Pat

yeah i agree sharon, you rock!

The only way I know to kill rose of sharon is to dig it up. You may
just want to prune before they set blossoms.

I wish I had that problem. In Minnesota, trying to get rose of sharon
to successfully overwinter is a challenge. The fact that it's a
late-summer/early autumn bloomer here makes the effort worthwhile.