I have an Evergreen Wisteria, not to be confused with the Chinese Wisteria. It is already about 4 feet tall but not too thick. Where can I grow it? I was thinking of planting it next to my wooden fence and just helping it along with pegs/wire. Will it take to the fence and create a nice display of flowers? Or will it overtake with too much weight on the fence. Please do help, I am in Zone 9 Houston TX.
Where to grow Evergreen Wisteria - no arbor/trellis.?
Well, the Evergreen Wisteria is well suited for your area and although it is not the Chinese wisteria or as aggressive, it still has the same growing habit. The evergreen wisteria needs heavy duty support because it will become heavier as the years pass. I don't know if you've seen a mature wisteria trunk, but it looks a lot like a small tree trunk. Wisteria have been known to remove siding and uproot fence posts. Make sure your wooden fence is very strong and keep in mind that as the your wisteria grows stronger, your fence can weaken both from the stress of the wisteria and age. I would think that some sort of heavy duty arbor made of strong wood would be best.
Reply:from this picture, it would seem to be able to stand 'on it's own' to resemble a tree....
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showima...
click on the 'evergreen wisteria' words that will link back to the webpage with info on it....
if you can find info on pruning this vine, I do believe you could get a very nice specimen 'tree' out of it!....
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