When and how to properly prune wisteria, the most loved climbing plant, to make it bloom even more harmonious and luxuriant
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himWhen and how to properly prune wisteria, one of the most popular climbing plants, to make it bloom even more harmonious and luxuriant
Il wisteria it is a very widespread and popular climbing plant, because it gives a splendid and suggestive flowering in shades of lilac. Used to decorate gardens and pergolas, this plant can be grown both in the ground and in pots, what it needs regularly is pruning twice a year in order to grow healthy, strong and luxuriant. (Read also: Wisteria: the legend of flowering (and the meaning)
Wisteria: characteristics
Before discovering how to proceed with the wisteria pruning, it is advisable to know some characteristics. It's about a climbing and ornamental plant native to Asia, belonging to the Fabaceae family, and whose botanical name is Wisteria. There are two varieties of wisteria, Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda. The first originates in China and can reach exaggerated heights, even thirty meters; while, the second originally from Japan, reaches a height of ten meters.
Wisteria prefers mild temperatures and it can be grown both in pots and in the ground, it needs regular pruning to favor its growth; in fact, unsatisfactory flowering can often depend on incorrect pruning. (Read also: The colorful wisteria waterfalls on the balconies of Turin (PHOTO)
How and when to prune wisteria
Pruning is essential to promote healthy, orderly and harmonious growth of the plant. This must be done twice a year, in summer and in winter. Let's see how to do it in detail.
Summer pruning
La summer pruning takes place between the months of July and August, and consists ofshorten all one-year old branches to about one meter, to stimulate flowering and new growth.
During this operation it is advisable to also delete the suckers and stolons, that is the thicker branches that usually form at the base, and that give a disordered and asymmetrical shape to the plant; in addition, if the wisteria originates from a graft these are usually very large and can even absorb energy and weaken the plant. (Read also: Wisteria: the suggestive tunnel with a waterfall of wisteria (photos and video)
Winter pruning
La winter pruning of wisteriainstead, it is carried out after the leaves have fallen. If the climate is too harsh, however, the advice is to wait for the end of winter, after the frosts have ended.
During this operation all the branches must be shortened by a year, leaving at least four or five buds; also in this case it is necessary to eliminate the basal suckers, which ruin the harmony of the plant, i dry, damaged and broken branches.
Obviously, the advice for optimal pruning is, both in summer and in winter, to eliminate all those parts that take away resources and energy from the plant and that hinder its growth and flowering. If you then want to give it to the wisteria a precise shape, it is good to choose a suitable branch and not cut it, but tie it in the direction in which we want to stimulate growth. (Read also: How to grow wisteria from cuttings: all the tips for perfect flowering)
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