Rose of Sharon

[logmason]

At least I'm pretty sure that's it.

Is BK-32, Bonide a good thing to control this plant? Will the brush killer hurt a 100 plus year old hemlock if contacted with bark?

I kind of like this vine but it wants to take over. Main two trunks were as big as a mans leg.
Last year I cut the main that extended to the top of that hemlock. Looked like an anaconda.

Runner roots are in an area 2 times the size of the hemlock crown. To trim by hand will be quite time consuming.

Any management comments would be appreciated.

[5quarter]

I thought Rose of sharon was a shrub...last to bloom before the frost.

[Jeff]

It is a shrub. Not a vine.

[Al_Smith]

I just happened to have a picture of one

 

[Jeff]

We have two in our yard. I can't imagine them being invasive. The plant in question must be something else.

[Al_Smith]

I don't think they are either .Under the right conditions the seeds will sprout and take root .That picture I posted was from a sprout that was only about 4 inchs high when I planted it .Dang thing died for some reason.

[samandothers]

My parents had one at their home in SW Va.  It was pretty. I sat one here at my home, it lasted several years but then died off.  I think I had it in too much shade.

[logmason]

Seems I realy missed that one, sorry folks.
My neighbor is an experienced nurseryman.
Next I see him I will ask and reply back with a more educated identification.

So many plants, so little time.

[Claybraker]

Don't know what you're trying to kill, or how, but one of the ingredients in BK-32 is Dicamba. It's soil active, and can be taken up by the roots of nearby shrubs and trees, so if you were thinking about a foliar spray at the base of the tree, don't.

[timberlinetree]

I went out with a Sharon who I gave lots of roses! ;)

[Al_Smith]

Every rose has a thorn or so they say .I once knew a Sharon who was kind of thorny ,so to speak . ;)

So much for that trivial tid bit of superfluous information . I have to wonder about said shrub as to why they seem to die off after a few years .

[BradMarks]

"why they seem to die off after a few years"   I too have a ROS in the back yard. Wife started it from a cutting put in a jar maybe 7 years ago.  They seem to be pretty adaptable judging by everyone's location and are said to be drought tolerant, but I certainly have noticed the effects of not watering during long hot spells. I took out some interior branches to give it "space" last fall, and had some others die this spring. Seems it did it's own thinning!  Looks great now.  But I bet I can still find a way to kill it!

[logmason]

Thanks Claybraker that's what I needed to know.
The instruction sheet on the bottle, is folded and glued together.
If I could get at it I'd need a rifle scope to read it.

Mrs. Nurseryman asked if they could have some of the vine for starts.
She said it was wysteria.
I told her to take it all.

Mr. Nurseryman also told me not to use this spray near trees.
He recomended round up.
Wish I'd known before I waged war on the poison ivy.
Now I know. Thanks.