On Tue, 05 May 2020 11:57:16 +0100, Charlie Pridham wrote:

On 30/04/2020 17:17, David wrote:
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


I have grown W floribunda from seed and it took just 5 years to start
flowering.
Are you sure its not part of the original plant? they are supposed to be
"Nurse Grafted" ie only the seedling root is used so should never
produce "suckers" that don't belong

As far as I can see there is a lump on the stem just above ground level,
and a tangle of roots partly exposed.

The new growth is coming up from amongst the tangle of roots.

So I am assuming that it is from the rootstock.

It is always possible that it is a seedling from a previous year, I
suppose.

Cheers



Dave R



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