What is the best kind of support to use for a wisteria vine?

Since they are a climbing vine, anything will work. My mom had one that attached to a pine tree, and climbed over 100feet up, to the top of the pine tree.

What is the best kind of support to use for a wisteria vine?
Wisteria is a very strong vine. It can break a fence if the fence is not strong enough, I've even seen it pull gutters off a house. They have been known to "strangle" and kill trees.





A large, heavy duty, arbor might be the best thing for it. The blooms look wonderful when they can hang down, they remind me of clumps of grapes and nothing beats the fragrance.





Personally, I love wisteria and if I had a place for it to grow I'd plant it in a heartbeat. The 2nd picture (with the house) in the second link is a perfect example of how strong they are - notice it's trunk in the bottom left hand corner - truly amazing.
Reply:My husband would say with a chainsaw-he hates the vine. Though the flowers are pretty for such a short time, the vine is very aggressive and quickly gets its tendrils on something and takes off. You should probably choose a location that is easily accessible to check for controlling growth. We had one growing on an old laundry line but the trunk/base became huge. Wisteria arbors are pretty but take regular pruning to achieve controlled growth and desired form.
Reply:A strong one! One that looks and feels 10x stronger bulkier than you think you need. Wisterias are half Beauty (springtime) and half Beast (the rest of the year, the rest of your life.) It will soon "knock down" all whimpy trellises. If you do not want it to take over your yard, build or buy a strong trellis, but one you can reach without too much effort, without too big a ladder, etc. If you want to, you can cut it back almost to the ground immediately after blooming, and it will reflush new growth from the base and will be fresh and soft until the next winter. But if you don't do that, at least remove ALL the beanlike seedheads after blooming, so that they cannot "stray" where you do not want them. One idea I like: train it into a "bonsai"-shape tree about 6' tall. Just a stake to hold it up while still young is all you need. This will take artistic pruning time each year, but the trunks are so strong and gnarly after a few years that those wisterias are truly the prettiest you ever see IMO.
Reply:That depends on how you prune it.





http://www.plantamnesty.org/pruning_topi...