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Sacha[_1_] · 13-08-2006, 12:58 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 13/8/06 12:43, in article , "Peter
Stockdale" wrote:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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I've seen Wisteria grown as free standing shrubs in the middle of a lawn
and, indeed, we're doing the same with one here. This will allow the
branches to sweep down onto the lawn in time. But yesterday at
Knightshayes we saw two planted in a formal area and grown with bare
trunks
to about 5' above the ground and then allowed to branch forth as they
wished, just as trees would.
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I have two freestanders - both supported.
I suppose that if they were in a very sheltered area, there would be no
need for supports once the "trunk" had matured.
You would also need to prune the laterals to ensure that the canopy was in
balance.
I have previously published a piccy of one of them here by url reference.

Thank you. It's been in for three years now and so far, so good. Ours has
just a central supporting pole but I'm very tempted to add some spokes to
the top of that to force the Wisteria branches outwards a bit before they
trail downwards. And yes, I'm sure the Wisteria 'trees' at Knightshayes
must have been pruned so as to retain only the necessary branches that give
their lovely shape.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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