Hi, thanks.
It's not tied up, that's deer fencing around it.
Is there any way it could be crepe myrtle?
I can get closer pics, but not until next weekend. Was hoping to call my landscaper tomorrow and ask him to add one more if I knew what it was called.

Rose of sharon.

If it's anything like my Rose of Sharon, it will add more all by itself. LOL. I love them, but they'll take over the world if they're happy.

As Calliope said, they seed around in a quite weedy fashion unless you get one that is sterile. Their natural form is shrubby, but it appears that the deer have pruned all the lower branches to give it a tree form.

Interesting. We bought the property back in April and this is the only Rose of Sharon on it. My HOA does not allow, under any circumstance, any types of shrubs that are weedy/invasive.
Also, only certain plants are allowed and you need to be sure what you're planting is on the "approved" list. If not, you'll be fined and forced to take it down (typical HOA bull).
Can this be anything other than the Rose of Sharon?

It could be. Can you submit better pictures of the flower? That will get you a positive ID.

I can but it won't be until we're back up there this weekend. Thanks.

It certainly looks like ROS, to me.

To me too.

Definitely Rose of Sharon.... By the way, since you mentioned your HOA thing about invasives, the Barberry you have in the same shot is on the noxious/invasive species list in many states -- though they're great where deer chew up everything in sight as they will not touch it. Bird like the berries...

Barberry isn't on the list in NY (at least it's not on the prohibited list). Will speak with my landscaper and HOA this weekend.

Didn't know where you were, so I tossed the info. out there... I know there are places in NY State where planting the shrubs is prohibited -- not necessarily by state mandate as much as environmentally conscious HOA's & communities (mainly near the borders with CT & PA where these shrubs have really been invasive -- PA parks dept. has a hands on program to rip the shrubs out when they find 'em). If you don't want or need to remove the shrub but want to do your part to protect the environment against the introduced invader, simply prune it heavily in the Spring right after it blooms -- no berries, no spread ;) Very easy to control.

I have two barberrys on the property. They haven't been invasive. I even checked for shrubs but there aren't any. Is there a reason why they're not spreading? Either way, we just purchased the property in April and are in the middle of a major renovation. Landscaping is part of it so will talk with ours this weekend.
Here's a few more pics of the tree. I'm guessing you guys are right and it is Rose of Sharon.

It is a lovely double ROS, and it's been made a standard (tree form) on purpose. I have several in tree form in bloom right now and they make dandy little trees for the right situation. What is all that foliage, however, inside the wire cage? If it's sprouts off the ROS, they should be removed. Yes, barberry will also throw out babies, but it's not rampant if you maintain your plantings and easily pulled. I don't 'prune' them any more than necessary because it interrupts their lovely, natural shapes and turns them into bowling ball hedges. Definitely one of the more deer proof shrubs, if that is an issue. BTW, I've never had deer rub or browse on my ROS, either. They tend to go for the expensive, rare stuff. LOL.

The issue of being invasive for barberries arises when birds eat the fruit and deposit the seeds elsewhere. Your neighbors may have seedlings from your plants. I remove many seedlings each year and don't know the source as I've not seen one in the neighborhood.

carol.... That's why I would recommend pruning after blooming for Barberries where people want to keep them -- they're really pretty, especially the burgundy & variegated varieties. If pruned right after or before blooming, they produce no berries at all. But, you're right in that just 'cause one doesn't see them on the same property as the parent, doesn't mean the seeds haven't been spread and sprouted elsewhere =)

Good in theory but many people get behind and forget to do maintenance like pinching back mums, pruning shrubs just after flowering as an example. If there were a sterile variety, that would be best Not everyone is on top of things.

Carol we just purchased the property and I know nothing about landscaping. Will speak with my guy about having them pruned. My neighbors also have a couple of barberrys. They're seem to be common here. But the ones I've seen apear to be part of the landscaping, nothing is growing wild.