Tuesday, April 28, 2009

What's the most successful way to propagate Wisteria?

I live in zone 7 and there's Wisteria growing all over down here and I'd really like to encourage some to grow on a very large oak tree in my back yard. I'd like to take a cutting from elsewhere in my neighborhood. How do I do this?

What's the most successful way to propagate Wisteria?
It is going to take a while to get the cuttings to root. They need sun so under the oak is not the best place. They can be trained into a tree form, but technically they are called a liana or woody stemmed vine. The mature wood cutting is probably going to be the easiest for you, softwood cuttings require mist. Use some rooting hormone powder and put some cuttings about 6 inches long or so and put them in a one gallon container. Be patient. Don't let it dry out or get stay too wet.
Reply:We have ALOT wisteria along our side fence. Wisteria propogates by seed. And right when the temperature hits 70 degrees F, their seed pods burst open scattering the seeds. The seed pods look like giant, brown been pods hanging down from last years vines... You can't miss em. What I would do is get about ten pods or so crack em open and plant the seeds 1 inch deep wherever you want them. They grow very fast and you might even get flowers on them in your zone this year. The seeds are very hard and need alot of water at first to get them to germinate. In your zone, you should plant now.


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