Pruning wisteria????? Any tips?

[treepanda]

Have an overgrown Wisteria climber on a verandah to prune back to make a scaffold so the old dear can keep on top of it with her hedge clippers..

 

Any ideas or snags to watch out for?

[Goaty]

Its like cutting rope, sharp tools, lots of patience.

[Paul Jenks]

No tips. Just hit it hard in Jan or July. As you say, leave a scaffold. It'll come back. For looks prune back to growth points. (It doesn't really matter though.)

[Gardenmac]

Here you go

BBC Two - Gardeners' World, 2011, Episode 16, Wisteria pruning

Jan feb prune it back to two buds.

[skyhuck]

What out for cutting stems that lead to un-removed parts, or you end up with dead brown sections.

[woodyguy]

Cut a 60 year old one back to the ground 5 years ago. Grows much better now. Indestructable.

[Paul Jenks]

What out for cutting stems that lead to un-removed parts, or you end up with dead brown sections.

 

Bloody good point. Been there, done that.

[bob]

wait till no snow on ground chuffin cold here

[Ty Korrigan]

Morning,

I love pruning these but am wary of peoples reactions.

Twice in recent years I've cut Wisterias back for women who have cried when they saw the resulting scaffold. Once a rich American woman at her chateau and a French Countess in Normandy who stormed off telling us we have killed it, vandals and that we where fired! IIn each case I revisited the sites during the summer to see a re-assuring wealth of blooms from the 'vandalised' Wisteria.

I feel the key thing for a Wizzy is regular pruning by the same person or at least in the same manner.

People tend to do it once then leave it for a few years.

I try an leave the flower buds where I can, these are the fat ones also I don't remove all the stems carrying the May early season flowers.

(they flower twice a year in general)

It may be less tidy than leaving a scaffold but keep some stems carrying flower buds and tie them in well, you can always remove them after flowering if you price a remedial visit into your job.

Best of luck and dont worry, you can't kill it!

Ty

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Did you get paid Ty?