How to grow the rose of Sharon into a hedge?

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I have one year old rose of Sharon grow from seeds. They are planted into a straight line for hedging.
But they all have one single tall stem now. How do I prune them into a hedge?
should I top off the single stem?
 
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Yes, you will need to prune the main stem low to encourage multiple branches from near the base.
Will the appearance of a deciduous hedge in Winter work in the setting you intend to plant?

Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is a deciduous shrub in the Mallow Family (Malvaceae), native to China and Taiwan.
Many cultivars have been selected and are grown widely in temperate regions.
 
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Then when the other branches come out you can tip prune them and they too will begin to multibranch. They can grow pretty wide, mine are at least 3 feet from the trunk. They are never as dense as most hedge shrubs though, so it is a unique choice, between losing leaves and not being compact or dense.
 
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I advise keeping the hedge rounded, loose, and informal.
I would advise that even with a fine-leaved evergreen hedge, but even more so with Hibiscus syriacus.
 

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