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Wisteria transplanting
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I have a youngish wisteria (about 4 years planting) growing on the front of my house. I have to cut it back hard every year as it really has not got a lot to cling against (mistake to plant it there in the 1st place really!). However I have a nice long fence in my back garden which I'm sure would be a more suitable home for it. Any thoughts on the possibilities / desirability of transplanting it? Thanks all in anticipation Clive in Kent |
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"Clive in Kent @hotmail.com" cliverholdenremove wrote in message ... Hi all I have a youngish wisteria (about 4 years planting) growing on the front of my house. I have to cut it back hard every year as it really has not got a lot to cling against (mistake to plant it there in the 1st place really!). However I have a nice long fence in my back garden which I'm sure would be a more suitable home for it. Any thoughts on the possibilities / desirability of transplanting it? Thanks all in anticipation Clive in Kent All depends on which way the fence faces, west or south may be ok but fences are never as good as walls at frost protection, Wisteria flowers are frost sensitive which is why they are grown on walls. To move it, cut back hard in Autumn and shift it with a good root ball, should be fine, but don't expect flowers in the short term it will be like starting over. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ... "Clive in Kent @hotmail.com" cliverholdenremove wrote in message ... Hi all I have a youngish wisteria (about 4 years planting) growing on the front of my house. I have to cut it back hard every year as it really has not got a lot to cling against (mistake to plant it there in the 1st place really!). However I have a nice long fence in my back garden which I'm sure would be a more suitable home for it. Any thoughts on the possibilities / desirability of transplanting it? Thanks all in anticipation Clive in Kent All depends on which way the fence faces, west or south may be ok but fences are never as good as walls at frost protection, Wisteria flowers are frost sensitive which is why they are grown on walls. To move it, cut back hard in Autumn and shift it with a good root ball, should be fine, but don't expect flowers in the short term it will be like starting over. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) Thanks Charlie, The fence faces West so hopefully should be ok. I'll give it a go in the Autumn Clive in Kent |
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On 9/8/05 10:00, in article
, "Clive in Kent @hotmail.com" cliverholdenremove wrote: "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ... "Clive in Kent @hotmail.com" cliverholdenremove wrote in message ... Hi all I have a youngish wisteria (about 4 years planting) growing on the front of my house. I have to cut it back hard every year as it really has not got a lot to cling against (mistake to plant it there in the 1st place really!). However I have a nice long fence in my back garden which I'm sure would be a more suitable home for it. Any thoughts on the possibilities / desirability of transplanting it? Thanks all in anticipation Clive in Kent All depends on which way the fence faces, west or south may be ok but fences are never as good as walls at frost protection, Wisteria flowers are frost sensitive which is why they are grown on walls. To move it, cut back hard in Autumn and shift it with a good root ball, should be fine, but don't expect flowers in the short term it will be like starting over. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) Thanks Charlie, The fence faces West so hopefully should be ok. I'll give it a go in the Autumn Clive in Kent Only you really know how much frost your garden gets etc. Charlie is right about wall protection, though. However, round here, Wisterias are grown over arches and pergolas to create avenues and along the wooden rails of bridges etc. It will all depend on just how sheltered your garden is, really. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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In article , Sacha
writes Only you really know how much frost your garden gets etc. Charlie is right about wall protection, though. However, round here, Wisterias are grown over arches and pergolas to create avenues and along the wooden rails of bridges etc. It will all depend on just how sheltered your garden is, really. Ours is flowering happily on a pergola in Yorkshire, in a shaded garden. Latest frost can be up to first week of June, but the wisteria doesn't flower till after that. Maybe it can cope better with consistent late frosts, rather than late frosts which happen some years and not others? -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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On 9/8/05 12:18, in article , "Kay"
wrote: In article , Sacha writes Only you really know how much frost your garden gets etc. Charlie is right about wall protection, though. However, round here, Wisterias are grown over arches and pergolas to create avenues and along the wooden rails of bridges etc. It will all depend on just how sheltered your garden is, really. Ours is flowering happily on a pergola in Yorkshire, in a shaded garden. Latest frost can be up to first week of June, but the wisteria doesn't flower till after that. Maybe it can cope better with consistent late frosts, rather than late frosts which happen some years and not others? I've had no experience of growing Wisteria any further north than Devonshire, Kay. ;-) Going by what you say, it appears that the flower buds don't get 'knocked back' by late frosts if they're not severe ('because' they're not severe?) I know that most Wisterias are frost hardy but do recall that an old one I had on the house wall in Jersey performed very poorly after one particularly hard (for Jersey) few days of frost. I suppose it's possible that Jersey plants 'go soft' because of a false sense of security! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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