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Wisteria leaf issues

dtroachdtroach Posts: 7
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Hello all. 

I’ve noticed strange markings and deformation on my wisteria. I’ve read about mosaic virus and fear this may be what is happening. I wondered if anyone has any thoughts on whether it is moasaic virus and if so, what should be done. 

Many thanks in advance. 


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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That looks like a nutritional deficiency to me.  Is it in that container that I can just see?  It really doesn't look big enough for a wisteria.  What sort of compost is it in?  How often is it re-potted into fresh compost and what's the feeding regime?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • dtroachdtroach Posts: 7
    Hello Dovefromabove...

    Was potted into a large container at the beginning of the summer using John Innes 3 compost. In terms of feeding, I'd been giving it a general purpose feed, once every two weeks or so. It seems strange that this issue would come along all of a sudden.

    D


  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I think that pot is too small and it's run out of food too.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Could we see a picture of the whole plant? The area it is in? How old is the plant, and was it pot bound when you replanted?
  • dtroachdtroach Posts: 7
    Of course. Here are some additional images. The plant wasn’t pot bound when bought and looked in good health. I may be mistaken, however having seen other wisteria in comparable sized containers, I thought this was a good sized pot to step up to. The one prior was perhaps 1.5 - 2l in capacity. 


  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    So bought this year, bushy growth with no whippy new growth could be that it was under watered before you had it and maybe cut back too. Shock of that plus repotting means its uptake of nutrients didn't keep up. Looking at the leaves its not similar to mosaic , a personal view, and that disease is rare. So continue to feed and water , hopefully next year it will grow and then you will have the problem of will it get too big for that pot. 😁
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Could well be as PA describes but I see that you have a huge space between the top pf the compost and the top of the pot.   If you can, before it gets too big, lift it out and put a  few more inches of compost beneath.

    It is a gorgeous pot but be aware that when you do come to re-pot it's easier to do it with pots that are wider at the top than at the base as, if it gets pot bound, you either have to hack the root ball or break the pot to get it out.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • dtroachdtroach Posts: 7
    I see that you have a huge space between the top pf the compost and the top of the pot.   If you can, before it gets too big, lift it out and put a  few more inches of compost beneath.

    It is a gorgeous pot but be aware that when you do come to re-pot it's easier to do it with pots that are wider at the top than at the base as, if it gets pot bound, you either have to hack the root ball or break the pot to get it out.
    Excellent points! Thank you on both counts. Will fill up the bottom of the pot tomorrow and bear the pot dimensions in mind when potting on. Many thanks...
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