Question: We have a hedge of Rose of Sharon ... it comes to how far back to cut the plants is to never remove more than one-third of the total height or girth of a tree or shrub in any one year.

I pruned my Freedom Rose of Sharon bush/tree in early spring this year as ... How long ago was it cut back? A stressed plant will take longer to develop new buds so give it at least a month ...

Dear Eileen: Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) can be propagated asexually from stem cuttings, which will ensure that the new plants will be identical to the parent plant. Rose of Sharon will ...

Q: I have a rose-of-sharon tree that is several years old and about 6 feet tall. Every year, it gets lots of buds, but only about half end up opening up. The rest dry up and fall off. Is this some ...

The tree is beautiful in bloom. We’d like to plant one ourselves. Can you ask your garden columnist to identify it?” Your brother’s photo shows a Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syuriacus ...