How do you prune rose of sharon bush?
Rose of Sharon is more like a small tree. It is in the mallow family and produces lovely, colorful, hibiscus flowers throughout the summer. Pruning Rose of Sharon is like pruning any flowering tree. Limbing it to take out lower limbs will allow more light around the base of the shrub, giving it a tree characteristic. Otherwise, in the early spring or mid autumn, light prune back any dead wood or orer growth. Re-evaluate in the spring and prune as needed. Rose of Sharon is very hardy and will benefit from pruning.
