Wisteria... as a bonsai....?!?

[cnith]

Now I've seen EVERYTHING! I almost fell over! And there was a pomegranate and lots of quince's which I don't know if you can eat but I got it anyway just to see...

But the wisteria really blew me away!

[MrSeedy]

Seems like I'd love that wisteria as well, and I do like bonsais, though I've onlly dabbled in trying to do them. Don't have the equipment needed , such as special wires and pruners etc. locally! Actuallly, a neighbor seeing me thin out an row of seedling cedars recently, spoke up about liking one to bonsai and I was happy to give him two of my seedlings, I'd moved as volunteers from my mom's trees. I still have to figure out the use for the other ten or so I'm growing. I also saved a very mishapen wiegela, I'd intended to try as a "cascade" with a long dropping main stem hanging naturally already, and did finally plant it out intending to pot it up later on for a bonsai, but now there's a normal upright stem and much sturdier one , that would have to be removed. Seems I never get around to everything I'd planned to do even from years back unfortunatelly! I know basic theory to do the bonsais, but lacking tools prevents me from doing so perhaps. Not enough time in the day perhaps?

[cnith]

lol, ain't it the truth! tools schmools... wire can be gotten anywhere... but time... yeah, that's a hard one. lol.

[Jake]

I love wisteria bonsai.. It's so beautiful.

[OSunshine]

Some years ago,I practiced the art of Bonsai.I had several pieces that were my favorites.One of those was a wisteria called my true love.It had a sky blue flower and a very light fragrance.I grew it for 4 years in a plastic milk jug,peeling a little of the plastic away on one side until the soil washed away and the roots were exposed.They formed a hand which I placed over a rock simulating the plant clinging to a mountain.I landscaped a small stream(using small mirrors),rock garden and of course small people enjoying the day.I really think that if you loved the plant,get a starter plant and start training it.It took as I said,4 years to get the effect I wanted with the roots.During that time I was also training the trunk and limbs.All in all,well worth the time and effort.