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Overgrown Wisteria Tree

Steven Smith5Steven Smith5 Posts: 4
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How hard can I prune an overgrown wisteria without risking future growth problems?
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  • Steven Smith5Steven Smith5 Posts: 4

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  • darren636darren636 Posts: 666
    Jesus Christ!



    What's under there?
  • Steven Smith5Steven Smith5 Posts: 4
    Just the wisteria!
  • xNxN Posts: 9

    I found this page on the RHS website. Scroll down a bit to the 'renovation or hard pruning' bit: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=242

  • darren636darren636 Posts: 666
    That's quite a plant, and very charismatic.



    I'd attempt to save some of the gnarly big branches if they are producing flowers/ healthy.



    It should flower next month, so that'll give you an idea of which parts are healthy or not.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    Slaughter it back to the thick stems. It will regrow,lots of whippy shoots, summer prune them back by two thirds, then next February cut back to two shoots.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,142
    I absolutely agree with Fidget. It will look brutal, but that's how wisteria perform best.

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





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    if you click on the second image, for me it goes upside down, but if you look at the top left ( bottom right if it's upside down ) you can see some lovely flower buds there. 

    I'd love to get my hands on it.

    Devon.
  • Steven Smith5Steven Smith5 Posts: 4

    Thanks for the comments, gives me a bit more confidence that I can be 'brutal' with it!

     

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    You're right hostafan, some flower buds in there. Maybe wait until it  flowers and then slaughter it.

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