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Old 30-04-2020, 05:17 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Wisteria root stock - allow "sucker" to grow?

On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:48:07 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 27/04/20 17:59, Bob Hobden wrote:
On 27 Apr 2020 16:41:10 GMT, David wrote:
This year I've noticed a "sucker" starting to grow from the Wisteria
rootstock.

Normally I would just rub it out, but I am wondering what the
rootstock for this Wisteria is?

Any harm in growing it on enough to see if it will flower eventually?
Keeping it checked so it doesn't take over, of course.

Normally a seedling wisteria is used as a rootstock. But seedling
wisteria can take 20 years to flower which is why they are grafted.


I dug up a sucker a couple of years ago and potted it up for fun. It's
growing well (in an 8" long tom). It will be interesting to see how long
it takes to flower, and what it is - maybe bog standard sinensis?

Of course, I have no idea if the umpteen years to flower from seed is
true or not. Is it perhaps one of these gardening "Castaneas" that are
perpetuated without actual experience?


Sounds as though it will do no harm to let it grow on, but not expect any
flowers.

Cheers



Dave R


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