When and how should i prune a 5 year old vigorous wisteria which has yet to flower.?

Answer 1

I have a wisteria on one side of an arch way & a trumpet vine on the other. The arch is a walkway leading down to my garden pond so I have to keep it cut back to be able to walk through there. Mine blooms in the spring ...then it starts trailing everywhere!!...and all I do is cut back what is in the way & it blooms again. I don't feed it anything or do any special care other than that. My neighbor came over earlier this spring when it was in full bloom asking about it & said she could smell the fragrance from her house. It is a beautiful fragrance. But I do agree if you don't trim it back at all, it will use all it's growing energy to grow longer instead of producing flowers. So I would just try cutting it back to the shape you want & see. Good Luck & God Bless!

Answer 2

When you say it is a vigorous wisteria, do you mean that it is just very large? I have two wisterias and one is vigourous or fast grwoing, the other is slow ( a Chinese wisteria). Definitely prune it twice a year if it is in need of flowering, the first being in july and take it back three "notches" or nodes. The second is at the end of autumn and needs to be taken back 6 "notches" or nodes. Of course, all plants are different in respect of their position, the type of soil, the soil condition, the type and ammount of food it gets, etc. Try one thing at a time and see what works best.

Answer 3

you should prune yearly after they have flowered but as yours wont flower prune no to a shape you like

some wisteria wont flower untill they are 7 years old so you may yet have to wait a couple of years

feed well and prune you will be rewarded they a lovely plantd when they do flower the web site below may help

Answer 4

I would suggest pruning only the bottom limbs so that you begin to create a single "trunk-like" stem that only begins to branch at your desired height. As you may know, it is not unusual for a wisteria to go without blooms for the first 5 to 7 years. I think you should avoid fertilizing but do give it sufficient water.

Answer 5

According to this Web site devoted to Wisteria plants, you should prune twice a year to ensure flowering. Most plants will grow pretty vigorously if they don't flower. Hope this site helps.
http://www.gardenseeker.com/pruning/pruning_wisteria_.htm

Answer 6

Wisteria generally do not bloom if they are too happy. Stop feeding, and sever some of the roots to stress the plant. This will put it into survival mode and encourage it to bloom.

Answer 7

prune in the autumn

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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