Wisteria tree: what does a suitable bonsai variety look like in the photo, what should be done to grow a flowering plant in this form and when to plant it?

Wisteria (another name - wisteria) is similar to a deciduous vine, which reaches 15-18 meters in height. Its flowering leaves no one indifferent. Therefore, in landscape design, growing the wisteria tree is very popular and in demand.

Exotic beauty quite often decorates terraces and balconies. There are even park alleys planted with this beautiful plant. Observing all care requirements, you can observe the flowering of wisteria for many years.

Is it possible to grow a plant in the shape of a tree?

In the climatic conditions of Russia Wisteria is preferably formed in a standard form in the form of palmettes or a small tree. The stamp allows you to ensure proper care of the plant - pruning and shelter for the winter period with fabric material.

Reference! Wisteria is a very thermophilic culture, but they learned to grow it even in regions with a cool climate. You can also grow wisteria bonsai at home. A small tree can always please with an unusual and attractive view.

Suitable views for bonsai and their photos

In nature, nine species of wisteria are known. In Russia, breeding species and varieties of wisteria are grown, which perfectly tolerate sharp jumps in temperature.

Chinese Blue Sapphire

Leafy view of creepers up to 20 meters high. Blue sapphire flowers - a variety of Chinese wisteria - have a light purple hue. It grows very quickly. Therefore, often a tree has a standard shape with a height of not more than six meters. During flowering from September to August gives off a pleasant aroma.

Blooming

A small frost-resistant variety of creepers growing up to 10 meters tall. The main difference between abundantly blooming wisteria is the shape of the stems. Its shoots are twisted exclusively clockwise. Liana usually blooms from March to May, but with proper location and care, repeated flowering in the summer is possible.

Chinese Alba

Perennial deciduous vine with many flowering shoots. Their length sometimes reaches 25 meters. It has massive stems. Alba has a long flowering period. Twice a year, she pleases with her incredible beauty. The first bloom in early spring, the second in late summer. This type of wisteria is well adapted to frost and cold winds.

Macrostachia

This species has dense, large inflorescences. The most popular varieties are Wisteria Clara Mac and Macrostachia Blue Moon (it can be grown even in the northern regions).

Room

The tree grows up to three meters tall and needs constant pruning. In winter, bonsai should be placed in a well-lit room. In summer, it is recommended to take the exotic beauty to the balcony or terrace.

What is the best way to plant?

Wisteria can be grown in several ways.

Horizontal layering

They choose last year’s long escape and dig a trench under it.
Fill it with nutritious soil and well watered.
An escape with incised kidneys is laid in a trench, which is pressed to the ground with metal studs.
Then they fall asleep with earth, leaving the top. Roots grow from leafy buds.

Cuttings

In the fall, the maternal shoot is cut off.
Cut it into cuttings with kidneys.
Then in a container they lay in the soil, and hide in a dark place until spring.
In spring, sprouted cuttings are planted in a permanent place.

Seeds

Important! Wisteria seeds are toxic!

Germinate seeds should begin in December - January.

Beans are soaked in wet gauze. After they swell and hatch, they are transplanted into a special substrate.
Soil for seedlings should consist of three parts of leafy soil, one part of turf and one part of sand.
For good moisture conductivity, the bottom of the container should be covered with expanded clay or fragments of brick. Plant seeds are planted in the ground and cover 1 cm of soil.
Then, to maintain moisture, the container is closed with a film or glass and cleaned in a dark place. The optimum ambient temperature is 22 - 25 degrees.
After about a month, the first sprouts can be observed.

A growing shoot needs plenty of light, but direct sunlight is very dangerous.

Follow-up care

It is necessary to provide a sunny location and protection from the wind. In the first five years, carry out a transplant annually. Do not use a pot too deep, otherwise the plant will begin to build up green mass to the detriment of the flowers. During flowering, it is necessary to remove faded inflorescences.

In street wisteria after flowering, excess pods are cut. The quality of flowering depends on competent pruning. The lateral and basal shoots are most often completely removed, the crown is given the desired shape. In spring, new shoots are removed so that they do not interfere with flowering brushes. At the end of flowering, the liana is fed with fertilizer containing potassium and phosphate.

General growing rules

It is advisable to place the tree in direct sunlight. Most of the day it should receive sunlight.

To grow bonsai wisteria requires a lot of water. The soil in the pot should always be moist, but stagnant water provokes root rot. The best fertilizer for wisteria is top dressing with a low nitrogen content and a high proportion of potassium and phosphate. A mature tree at the beginning of flowering should be fertilized once a week.

Pruning wisteria grown as a bonsai is not contraindicated even during flowering. A well-groomed tree can take many forms. Aggressive pruning is best done in early spring.

Open wisteria

Landing in open ground requires compliance with certain rules:

The site for transplanting seedlings must be dug up and mineral fertilizers added (approximately 25 - 30 g per 1 m²).
Make a recess (60 × 60 × 50 cm) at the bottom of which lay a layer of drainage. This is the protection of roots from flooding by groundwater.
Place seedlings in the pits, without removing the earth from the rhizomes, then pour plenty of water and sprinkle with soil.
Soil can be covered with fresh grass to retain moisture. The growth of seedlings will not be noticeable immediately. Only after 5-10 years, luxurious flowering will come.

Reference! Wisteria grows very slowly, the first years only forming thin shoots.

For abundant flowering, exotic crops need:

good natural light;
strong support;
fertilizing fertilizers;
moderate watering;
shelter from frost;
pruning twice a year.

After flowering, dry buds and diseased old branches should be removed.

Bloom

Many colorful brushes that fall like a waterfall - this is how wisteria looks like during flowering. If wisteria was grown from seeds, then the first flowering can occur only after 10 - 15 years. Exotic plants propagated by cuttings or rooting will begin to bloom in about 7 years, and flowering will be much more abundant. Liana begins to bloom before the leaves open. Usually in May-June.

Lack of flowering of wisteria can result from insufficient sun exposure, improper pruning or lack of watering during budding. In nature, with dry summers, wisteria may not wake up after winter. Root growth will grow, but the long-awaited flowering may not be several years. For wisteria, wet covering material and stagnant water in winter and early spring are harmful.

Possible diseases

Wisteria is resistant to various diseases and pests. One of the most dangerous insects for the culture is aphids and ticks. Cracks in the form of thin stripes, twisting of leaflets is a sign that the clover tick threatens the tree. He covers the leaves with a bronze coating, which will help get rid of garlic tincture. Aphids affect flowers negatively. Inflorescences decrease, reducing splendor, and the leaves dry and fall over time.

From calcareous or clay soil, leaves may turn yellow or pale. In this case, the tree needs top dressing with fertilizers with iron salts. In the open ground, the cicada spreads renal pyriculariosis, which infected wisteria. As a result, black mold appears on the kidneys. Sick branches are cut and burned, and the plant is treated with an insecticide.

With the help of wisteria, you can decorate any building or garden or grow a bonsai on your windowsill. Liana mixes wonderfully with any plants. The wisteria tree can grow to large sizes, so it needs a large pot and plenty of sunlight.