yardener logo - click to go to home page
Yardener's Advisor Newsletter: Sign In / Subscribe


Search Yardener

  • Home
  • Find Info
    • Plant Helper
    • Plant And Pest Problem Solver
    • Toolshed of Products
    • Buy Books And Videos By Jeff Ball
    • Watch Yardening Videos By Jeff Ball
    • Nancy's Blog
    • About Us
  • Ask Nancy! (Free Q&A)
    • Ask A Question For Free!
    • View A List Of Answered Questions
  • Free Monthly Newsletter Subscription!
    • Sign Up
    • About
  • Free Videos
  • Want To Help Us?

    • 1) Donate Via PayPal
    • 2) Share This
  • Looking For Products?
    • 1) Shop At amazon.com logo

Ask Nancy > How And When To Prune Helene Rose Of Sharon
Questions
  • Ask A Question
Search Our Site
Newsletter Subscription
Yardner's Advisor Newsletter provides information just for plants in your yard!

How And When To Prune Helene Rose Of Sharon

Question From: C. Broderick - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Q: I planted a number of Helene rose of Sharon (in honor of my boyfriends mother who had passed). started them from bare root. Needless to say they are huge. Can I cut them back? What's the best way to prune and when. None of my gardening books has any recommendations. They can be a hedge as they are along a fence line but they are too much. Help!
(Click Images To View Larger Versions)

You can prune them back. I'd cut out 1/4 of the old growth and cut the rest by 1/2. Do this in late winter or early spring. When shortening the limbs do thinning cuts rather than heading cuts. That means cutting the limbs back to the branch rather than shorting them. Good Luck, Nancy and Happy Yardening.



Do you have a gardening question? Ask Nancy



Our Privacy Policy       Contact Us

©2003-2020 Yardener.com, All Rights Reserved
copyright material is protected by copyscape.com, do not copy our content without permission