Wisteria in flower

[kcpoole]

Hi all
I have collected a few Wisteria from my sisters house over the last few years, and although they are not Bonsai yet, they all should some very nice flowers

Enjoy them and post yours if you have them to show off
Ken

[Josh]

Looks very nice Ken. I was at the Chinese friendship garden in sydney on Monday and there was a nice one learning out over the lake in flower and looked awesome. Yours has a great trunk and should look the goods quite quickly.

Josh.

[kcpoole]

Thanks Josh
the trunk on the second one was straight after the first kink, but lots a wire and muscle soon fixed that

Will not take long and it will be a nice semi cascade I think

Ken

[hard1all]

here's mine

[fae]

Wow !!!!

Love the combination of plant and pot.

A beautiful display, thanks for posting.

Fiona

[joannm]

last year my wisteria had over 40 flowers.
this year it got repotted for the 1st time in 16 years
sadly it only has 13 this year . but it seems happy enough in new pot.

joann

[kcpoole]

Yep that happens Joan!
I repotted my best one just after Christmas lat year, and it has not flowered at all this spring

Ahh well, next year maybe

Lovley tree there Hard1

Ken

[Alan Peck]

Mine last year, 31 flowers. Just 3 this so what is the correct way to prune for flowers. ? I researched and took new growth back to third node after flowering last year.

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[kcpoole]

Good question Alan
I did not Doco mine the last few years ( still in development) but have heard to repot and prune after Christmas

Ken

[63pmp]

Here's mine. Rains are forecast for next few days, so probably the best it's going to look this year.

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Cheers

Paul

[kcpoole]

Here's mine. Rains are forecast for next few days, so probably the best it's going to look this year.

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Cheers

Paul

where is the Like button! Awesome tree Paul.

Ken

[joannm]

For anyone interested I found some old notes I collected about Wisteria .
its from the Sydney city bonsai club posted in 2006 .
hope it helps.

[kcpoole]

Thanks Joan
That is awesome

[63pmp]

Thanks Joan

It's an interesting read.

I feed differently to what is suggested, but I agree with the pruning advice.

Regards

Paul

[Alan Peck]

Thanks Joan but I'm still a little confused.
The article states that, flowers only on last years wood (labeled in the drawings as current year's wood, confusing in itself) which shows the pruning cut to the 3rd bud. BUT elswhere it states that you should prune to the 3rd bud on new growth after leaf drop. So do you cut to the 3rd bud on last years wood or this years.
Also it says 'feed high in Potash in autumn (NPK high P scale) Isn't P scale Phosphorus.? Should it not mean K scale (potassium/potash).