Question
i recently transplanted 2 rose of sharron, both fairly big 7ft and 5 ft tall from the side of my home to the back yard as a part of a row of seven rose of sharron the larger of the two looks great the smaller one is very wilted and alot of its leaves are yellowing, is is going to make it?

Answer
Hi Neal,
Thanx for your question.  It's very common for a large tree or shrub to experience shock at being transplanted.  It may get to the point where it looks like it is dead before it starts to recover.  By transplanting, there has been traumatic injury to the roots of the shrub.  The bigger shrub may not have suffered as much damage and/or may have more resources to help it stay healthier looking.  When roots suffer damage the shrub concentrates the majority of its energy on repairing the damage.  This will result in shriveled blooms and no blooming at all as the plant ceases reproductive activities.  Leaves may wilt and dry up so that all the nutrients and water are concentrated on the root repair.  Once the roots are sufficiently on the mend, the plant will then restore the remainder of the plant.  It could take several weeks to several months for the shrub to completely recover.  I hope this helps.
Tom