By nature, the hardy wisteria grows up to 30 meters high as a vigorous climbing plant, but it can also be grown as a standard. For this, however, he needs a special cut and the appropriate care.

The wisteria can be drawn on trunk

How do I grow a wisteria as a standard?

Start pruning regularly as early as possible and do this consistently twice a year. Choose the strongest shoot as the main shoot. Shorten this by about a third in the first spring, and cut off all other shoots (side shoots). So that your wisteria gets enough support and grows straight, give it a stick to support it.

Tie the main shoot loosely to the support rod. Repeat tying several times a year when the wisteria has grown back. In summer, cut back the newly formed side shoots by about half, later always to three to five buds.

In the second year you decide how big you want your wisteria to be and shorten the main shoot at the corresponding height. Remove all unwanted side shoots below the crown only in the third year. Now the wisteria can also be recognized as a tree.

How and where do I plant my standard Wisteria?

As long as your wisteria is more of a stem than a full-grown standard, you can cultivate it in a bucket. This will make it easier for you to protect it from frost in winter. Later, the wisteria is quite hardy. It prefers a sunny and wind-protected location, preferably on your terrace or balcony.

How do I care for a Wisteria as a standard?

In general, the wisteria is considered to be robust and easy to care for, but in addition to plenty of sun, it also needs regular pruning so that you can enjoy its flowering splendor carefree. Perform this maintenance pruning in spring and summer once flowering is over.

Wisteria does not tolerate drought before and during the flowering period, so make sure the soil is evenly moist. The soil should not dry out, otherwise your Wisteria might not bloom. From spring until after the second flowering, the plant also needs plenty of nutrients. Use a lime-free fertilizer with a low nitrogen content.

The essentials in brief:

  • leave only one main shoot and cut it off at the desired height in the 2nd year
  • Support and tie the main shoot in the first few years
  • remove unwanted side shoots in the 3rd year
  • from the 4th year carry out normal maintenance pruning

tips

Even if the wisteria is naturally a fast-growing climbing plant, it can certainly be grown as a standard. However, this requires some work from you.

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Trees