We bought a house and the wisteria is just about to take over! It has never been cut back and the vines are a huge twisted network. Any ideas?
2006-06-06 10:47:32 · 8 answers · asked by PMS 24-7 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Oh My! You really don't want to kill it. Just cut it back and keep it under control. It will be a beautiful plant with fantastic spring blooms. With just a little care it will increase the value of your house, and no problem.
2006-06-06 10:50:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you just move to Wisteria Lane? Are you a desperate housewife? Okay I'm j/k about that.
The only thing I know to do is get rid of all the roots which would take a lot of work!
2006-06-06 10:52:54 · answer #2 · answered by Susan L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, drill holes at ground level or a little above in all the trunks. Pour in undiluted Glyphosate (better known as Roundup) Glyphosate is a systemic poison and will be taken into the system of the plant and kill it. Remember though, it is poison to ALL plants so use with care.
2006-06-06 12:12:00 · answer #3 · answered by Helen H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you thought about possibly building something for it to start growing over and around? I have some friends who have a nice swing outside with kind of a "porch/awning" effect going on that they built for it to grow over....when it is in bloom it is awesome to sit in the swing and relax...just an idea
2006-06-06 11:23:09 · answer #4 · answered by swtz69drmz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My father spent years trying to get rid of one in our backyard when I was growing up. He finally gave up fighting and cut it down to a tiny stump and turned a metal bucket upside down over it. It still sprouted leaves with the bucket over it.
Good luck!
(They are so beautiful, aren't they, when they're in bloom?! But they'll choke the life out of trees if they're allowed to grow and wrap around them indiscriminately.)
2006-06-06 10:53:02 · answer #5 · answered by Muddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a product called Round Up.It will kill anything in it's path.Be sure not to get it on anything that you don't want to kill.Good luck
2006-06-06 11:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by Cheese 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be a shame to destroy it - but if you have to, cut it at ground level, it will die, then rip it off the wall.
**It'll give you great fire wood for the winter !
2006-06-06 10:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by Froggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can. I keep pulling them and spraying them every year, even tilled soil to 8" and come back anyhow.
2006-06-06 10:51:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋