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| I was looking for wisteria and came across an online source I"m not familiar with. (bloom river).
I sent them an email asking them if they had any wisteria trees (standards) and I also asked them what was the reason for 99% of their wisteria being grafted (they had many different types and almost everyone of them was grafted). Now I know why we have grafted roses, but wisteria is so "weed-like" that I was wondering why it would need to be grafted. Here is their response to me:
I guess I should have asked what they are grafted onto. Thanks
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| GEE I dont know but whiteflower farms carries Tree wysteria |
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| Part 1 means asexual reproduction verses sexual reproduction. Why grafting instead of growing from cuttings... maybe wisteria cuttings don't root well (yeah, that does seem hard to believe). |
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- Posted by irish_rose_grower z7 LI NY (My Page) on Tue, Jan 30, 07 at 16:44
| Labrea - Yes, I've seen it at whiteflower farms, but 150.00 plus shipping seem very pricey. cecily - thank you. Thanks for the info on asexual vs. sexual reproduction. I'm still a bit confused, because I know when i get a grafted vs. own root they are the same rose. Is this different with wisterias? Thanks |
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| In Houston there was always a great gnashing of teeth at non-blooming wisteria and the assorted thing people would do to try to coax a massive in the ground tree to put out blooms (I got lucky, mine bloomed without my turning to extraordinary measures). For the price that wisteria trees sell for, I would expect them to guarantee that the scions are from blooming stock. And that the rootstock is a cultivar that isn't as prone to suckering. |
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- Posted by beerhog z7AR (ghumphrey@centurytel.net) on Thu, Feb 1, 07 at 1:54
| The only reason I would think that a wisteria would be grafted, if it is a standard, is to keep it from suckering and turning into a massive vine. |
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- Posted by irish_rose_grower z7 LI NY (My Page) on Thu, Feb 1, 07 at 6:52
| Thanks Ann. I found a company who has so many wisteria, I can't wait to read up on them and see which one I will get. the company with the largest inventory so far is bloom river. they have about 15 different types. None are standards, but I can train one into a standard. Beerhog - I was wondering if that is why it is grafted, to keep it from suckering and turning into a massive vine. But that was not part of the suppliers response, so I was confused about that. |
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| I'm still digging beast Wisteria out. It sent roots bigger than my wrist everywhere, including several feet under concrete and up into a raised bed. Enjoy. |
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