This is now 2011 - and my wisteria (growing brilliantly for 8 years) has done exactly what 'Dave's did in 2009. It flowered abundantly but didn't appear to put on much growth. The leaves then started to look wilted as though it lacked water - despite endless rain. They are now turning crispy and I expect, will shortly fall off.
Has anyone any suggestions as to the likely cause? We generally adopt an 'organic' approach and the only feed that the wisteria has had for about 5 years is diluted 'worm juice'. However, this year, due to my absence, it has had almost none of that.
After a good bloom in spring, my Wisteria's leaves have all shrivelled and fallen off. What is wrong with it? Is it because of the long dry spell we've had? The trunk is set into resin flooring, so it has been very difficult to water (we moved in 6 months ago and the flooring was already down). Any help to why it has deteriorated would be appreciated.
It's the same story here in Cheshire. Our previously superb 18 year old wisteria bloomed normally in May but was weak in producing foliage thereafter. Since then most of the leaves have been small, have withered and dropped off. The plant is now almost wholly denuded. Enquiries of our gardener and the reputable nursery which supplied it have produced sympathy but only basic care advice, which has been observed anyway during its whole life. What on earth is the matter and what can we do, other than wait and see what happens next season? All indications are that if nothing is done it will then be too late.
its the same old story its happened to my wisteria planted two plants one white and one blue , this year both flowered wonderfully and then full of leaves and for some reason the leaves are shrivelling and dying on just one of them !
Have a Wisteria 20 years old always pruned regularly as it grows across living room window and had healthy blooms this year. From early June leaves looked as if they needed watering urgently even though we had plenty of rain, and have now curled, dried and completely dropped of and plant is bare in this short time.Surely somebody knows what the reason is? I will prune it back to near the ground and pray for growth next year.
Same problem as discussed, planted 2 wisteria side by side late last summer and they both survived the terrible winter and shot up in spring. Now one of them has started to lose its leaves through them wilting, turning brown, going crispy then falling off. Only one though?? No sign of bugs,disease or any other ailments. Is ther anybody out there with any answers before its too late!!!
Perhaps this is like the life cycle of the Bamboo, and it is the mother plant somewhere that has died off. I have the same experience here in Southern Washington State.
Planted 2 wisteria about 10 feet apart 6 years ago. One is doing fine and the other suddenly looks like it's dead... In the space of a few days. The plant has already put up a new shoot which seems to be doing fine, but the main plant just withered.
I will continue to watch until I'm sure the main plant is dead, then I will do some exploratory surgery. I'm curious to see if any green remains in any part of the main plant as the summer proceeds.
Same experience here in Bolton! 9 year old tree on the front of house, south facing. Flowered in spring but no leaves or very few. Once the flowers dropped, the few remaining leaves dried up and dropped off. The whole tree now appears woody & lifeless. A couple of box type bushes around the base have also lost their leaves. Could it be down to frost, snow or dreaded vine weevil? I think the latter. More investigation needed.
I have a sorry wisteria also. Small shrivelled flowers dopped off quickly and small pale leaves the plant is 10 years and properly watered this never happened before.
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Has anyone any suggestions as to the likely cause? We generally adopt an 'organic' approach and the only feed that the wisteria has had for about 5 years is diluted 'worm juice'. However, this year, due to my absence, it has had almost none of that.
Any ideas??
Planted 2 wisteria about 10 feet apart 6 years ago. One is doing fine and the other suddenly looks like it's dead... In the space of a few days. The plant has already put up a new shoot which seems to be doing fine, but the main plant just withered.
I will continue to watch until I'm sure the main plant is dead, then I will do some exploratory surgery. I'm curious to see if any green remains in any part of the main plant as the summer proceeds.
Small shrivelled flowers dopped off quickly and small pale leaves the plant is 10 years and properly watered this never happened before.