We have a Rose of Sharon that's very mature and was heavily damaged by wet snow last winter. Originally it was 15 ft. high and across. It spread apart so far and cracked/split so bad we lost half of it. Now that it's summer what's left of it is starting to spread under the weight of foliage. About a third of it is now touching the top of the fence and I'm concerned it will get worse. I'm not sure what to do. The hummingbirds love that thing and I hate to loose it.
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- rainbowgardener
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I am suprised you don't have alot of small ones coming up! I would do do what others say and trim it and straighten it up and I should be fine! I have pulled them out by the roots and transplanted and they were fine. I have about 200 hundred here want some! I have lots of tall 5 footers that are thin but have flowers in shady areas! My favorite bush and it makes anice hedge! Lots of people give them away free since they have so many. Look around your area and see. They come in threee colors and some of the catalogs will sell you ones that have all three colors in on bush! They are pretty cheap like $5 for a 3 footer!
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