How To Trim Rose Of Sharon
Bob Bricault Horticulture Educator for Michigan State University Extension explains how to prune a Rose of Sharon using thinning and heading back cuts.
How to trim rose of sharon. If your rose of Sharon is in a container squeeze the sides to loosen the soil before sliding the plant out of the container. Because rose of Sharon blooms on the current seasons growth it should be pruned in late winter. Prune Rose of Sharon Cleaning Pruning.
Rose of Sharon I trim in the fall when I clean the garden use hedge clippers and to shape or other implement for more drastic pruning. Prior to starting the job sterilize the blade with a quick dip in a 10 percent bleach. Prune to Ideal Shape in the First Two Years.
How To Plant Prune Fertilize Water And Care For Rose of Sharon Hibiscus Posted by Brent Wilson on 11102016 to Fertilizing Watering Tips When planted right and in the right spot Hibiscus syriacus commonly called Rose of Sharon or Althea are exceptionally easy to grow. In general prune all stems back to the second swelling bud from the ground from late winter until the plant produces leaves. Rose of Sharon is also known as althaea or althea.
Pruning Rose of Sharon is the most important practice if you want to maintain it in right form and control the growth. To pruning the Rose of Sharon you must wait until winter or early spring. There are several types of pruning depending on what we want to achieve lets see them.
If there are any weeds at the base of the plant cut those away as well. Rose of Sharon has thorns. The plant is attractive and easy to grow.
Rose of Sharon a hardy member of the hibiscus family and is a popular flowering shrub or small tree. Position the plant in the hole. Keep the shape of the rose of sharon to its environment by trimming the excess growth on the each sides the bottom and also the shrubs in order to keep them in a fit shape.