Propagate wisteria
How can you propagate wisteria. I live in N. Louisiana?
There are several ways to propagate wisteria.
1. seeds 2. cuttings 3. grafts.
You can take soft stem cuttings in later summer; dip it rootone and plant in sand, perlite, vermiculite or a mixture of all three. Keep moist and when you see signs of new growth you’ll know there are some roots. Not all cultivars will root or be true to the cultivar. Wisteria will bloom 2-3 yrs from stem cuttings-better than 10 yrs. when started from seed.
Another method is by digging out suckers and or roots. The roots will produce a true cultivar. You can also try layering - which is done by covering part of a one year old stem that has been bruised with soil and leaving the shoot tip above the soil line. This will take as long as a year and produce the same plant. When the plant develops new roots you can sever the stem from the main plant and transplant it . Well now you have some choices to make. Have fun
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I just wanted to say thank you for your website! I have been searching for info on propagating a wisteria. My husband is working on a job and was amazed at all the pods this tree has. We were wondering if we could plant them, but after reading your site I see that cuttings or suckers would be better way to start. Loved you site, thanks I will come back for more info!
JoAnne
Comment by Joann F — 10/26/2007 @ 3:23 pm
I live in Ohio zone 5. I want to make a tree out of a wisteria vine. Do I have to cut off all stems to make just 1 trunk or can you leave it as a multi stemmed twisted trunk?
Comment by Sally Kegley — 10/26/2007 @ 3:25 pm
My grandson picked several pods from my wisteria last week. Now the pods are popping.Can I plant these seeds & how do I go about it?
Comment by s crowley — 1/5/2008 @ 7:59 am