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| Hi all, I am looking to get myself a Wisteria Sinensis for the garden. Can anyone here tell me how fast these grow? What's the average length a tendril can grow in one year? |
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- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ%3A Sunset 13 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 10, 14 at 10:26
| The first year ... not much. The second through 5th years ... a bit more. After they have established a good root system, the tendrils can grow several feet a week during the spring growing rush. If you need fast coverage, use annual vines next to the wisteria until it is established. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 10, 14 at 12:09
| it would depend on how big a root system you start with .... i totally agree with lazy ... you always have to grow the root mass... to support the growth on top ... if you start with a little quart or gallon sized root mass... you surely cant expect big growth up top.. until it gets settled in.. and 'fully established' ... defined as a root mass big enough to support normal annual adult growth ... it will also depend on where you are.. and how long your growing season is .. ken |
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| You might want to consider the Japanese wisteria (floribunda) rather than the over-vigorous Chinese variety. The macrobotrys variety has exceptionally long racemes (multijuga is a good type) while attaining around 30feet of growth at maturity (as opposed to the potential 100feet of Chinese wisteria). Just a thought since wisteria (histeria) is often referred to as a demonic monster in the generous US climate. |
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| YES....avoid Wisteria sinensis and opt for the more desirable W. floribunda. |
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| The OP didn't give any ideas where he lives and that may make a difference.... I grow both W. sinensis and W. floribunda. I grow both as 'trees' and would not grow either in any other way! My Chinese one is the oldest (planted in its current location in 2001). The Japanese one was planted in 2007. At this point, the Chinese one only puts out one or two annoying root sucker each year, while the Japanese one is still producing 6-10 a year. In its younger years, the Chinese one also produced that many a year - so I conclude that the sucker production decreases with age and maintenance (whenever possible we tear off (rather than cut off) the root suckers in hopes of removing the budwood that gives rise to the suckers....) Both 'trees' produce lots of whippy/curly new growth every year - we prune all of it back every week or so which keeps the trees looking tidy and also promotes formation of flowering wood (and, for the Chinese one, promotes a second, less prolific flush of flowers). Grown as trees, I don't find much difference in the work required to maintain the two types - except that we let the Chinese one get to 8-10' while are keeping the Japanese one to 6' or so. We may decide at some point to prune the Chinese one into a smaller shape too.) I highly recommend that anyone considering growing a wisteria grow it as a tree - much, much easier to prune and control and it makes a very striking garden feature. |
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| A fairly new plant, WISTERIA macrostachya 'Blue Moon', blooms on very young plants and grows very quickly. It is reputed to bloom three times in one season. It was bred in Minnesota and is a hybrid from the American native wisteria. |
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| Established plants of any wisteria grow yards at a time, same as grape vines, kiwi plants and all other vigorous lianas. |
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