Wisteria and buildings
 

How damaging to a building can wisteria planted next to it be? What can be
done to mitigate effects?

Tim Lund

Wisteria and buildings
 

"Tim Lund" wrote in message
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How damaging to a building can wisteria planted next to it be? What can
be
done to mitigate effects?

Tim Lund


Depends how big you let it get! W. sinensis is capable of pulling a stately
home frontage down! but if you make sure its properly supported and not
behind the gutters its fine. W. Floribunda is much easier to control size
wise.
I have never heard of the root systems being a problem, but they do like
water so not to close to drains would be a sensible precaution.
If you live in a mild place you can grow them free standing

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

Wisteria and buildings
 

"Sue & Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Tim wrote in message ...
How damaging to a building can wisteria planted next to it be? What can
be
done to mitigate effects?

It won't be.

--
Bob
http://www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an allotment site
in Runnymede, fighting for its existence against bureaucracy.





They don't have tendrils that dig into mortar and as a result they need a
bit of support.
L

Wisteria and buildings
 

"Tim Lund" wrote in message
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How damaging to a building can wisteria planted next to it be? What can
be
done to mitigate effects?

Tim Lund

Don't worry about the building so long as you don't mind not seeing it again
;~)))) Wisterias look nicer than buildings anyway. Wonderful plants for a
big wall subject to Charlie's caveats. Careful support and pruning can
mitigate any problems.

Rod

Wisteria and buildings
 

In article ,
Rod wrote:

"Tim Lund" wrote in message
...
How damaging to a building can wisteria planted next to it be? What can
be
done to mitigate effects?

Don't worry about the building so long as you don't mind not seeing it again
;~)))) Wisterias look nicer than buildings anyway. Wonderful plants for a
big wall subject to Charlie's caveats. Careful support and pruning can
mitigate any problems.

They can be pruned to stay within any reasonable size, which I find
amazing. But DO prune them out from the gutters and tiles at least
once a year, or you will have trouble there. And it isn't a good
idea to let them grow behind cast-iron drainpipes, either ....


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