Wisteria pruning
Lynn142
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in Fruit & veg
Should we prune our 18 month old wisteria to 7 leaflets as advised in one of the postings or just prune the wispy shoots at this early stage of its development? Also,
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Lynn142
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Pruning spurs the young branches to grow, and bring forth buds. That way, there’s a good circulation of air, sunlight and improved chances of ripening. Hence, the importance of it.
We don't do the precise 7 in July and 2 in February because they're just too big and boisterous.
We love them so have bought a new, small, white flowered one which was in flower when we bought it 2 years ago. I want it to get quite big to cover a pergola and mesh fence so I haven't pruned it at all yet. Instead I'm letting stems get quite long for future training up and along their support - when it's built - and then it will get the proper pruning regime. I should point out that, while it is clearly healthy and growing well it hasn't flowered since we bought it so the proper pruning regime of July and February is key.
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