Yep. I’d say that’s a good guess

It's better than a guess imo.

@Jay 6a Chicago Thanks! That’s what i suspected too.

most healthy trees and shrubs.. do not die... simply from cutting down ...

is it the same plant from the cut stumps in the first pic??

if so ... you have a large root mass ... that is going to continue to produce new shoots.. until you kill it.. one way or another ...

ken

If you cut Rose of Sharon BELOW the soil line, it will not resprout. Yes, really. If you can't get at it to do that, then do Ken's Round Up/mustard container trick.

It would have gotten gnarly, (unkempt) and then self destructed anyways.

Jay

@ken_adrian yes it’s the same pic