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I have had a wisteria for 2 months and it got damaged by the bad hail storm a week or so ago. It gave me new leaves. And I cut the the older ones off. That seemed to help it a bit. It gets about 6 hrs of sun a day. Lots of water too. It doesn't seem to want to grow anymore. Could it be getting ready for winter?. It is getting slowly cooler.








If anyone could give me any help It would be great.

There is no problem there.

I don't think the spag moss on the top is a good idea-long term damp could lead to trunk rot


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Hi mate,

Your wisteria looks healthy and it's perfectly normal for them to put out a flush of growth and then stop growing.

I have a wisteria that lost it's leaves this year too, it grew new ones and has just been sitting there since.

Also, sphagnum moss around the trunk is not the best idea as it may cause rot - as has been stated. The trunks on these can rot fairly quickly if they remain wet.

Cheers,
Mo

Yeah its very tough and can take a lot of punishment. Grows like a weed. It does like a lot of water to but likes to drain freely...

Ok thanks that's nice to know that it's fine. Should I take all the moss off or just the bit around the trunk?

I did just remove a ring of moss around the trunk. About an inch wide.

Depends how hot it gets mate, if the waters drying up from the surface of the soil too quick, then you'd need the sphagnum, otherwise its not doing much good. Especially if it's cooling down now.

Cheers,
Mo


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Ok thanks. I did use it for the summer. It got a bit hot here. So maybe I'll take it off. I do have it on all bonsai except one which needs the occasional dry spell.

Can only be good on top. Just keep it away from the trunk...

It finally put out 5 new leaves. Which was nice to see I'm surprised that it has not started to go into hibernation. The nights feel like autumn the days feel like summer still

How hard is it to graft a sapling wisteria onto my 5 year old wisteria? It's not looking to good. And I was wondering if grafting a new plant onto it will change the shape and bring it back a bit. As its growing into a cascading style and I want an upright style

elljuu wrote:How hard is it to graft a sapling wisteria onto my 5 year old wisteria? It's not looking to good. And I was wondering if grafting a new plant onto it will change the shape and bring it back a bit. As its growing into a cascading style and I want an upright style

Mate you'd rather train the sapling up and go from there rather than trying to graft onto sick stock.

Whats wrong with the older one at the moment? Any pics?

Cheers,
Mo


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elljuu wrote:How hard is it to graft a sapling wisteria onto my 5 year old wisteria? It's not looking to good. And I was wondering if grafting a new plant onto it will change the shape and bring it back a bit. As its growing into a cascading style and I want an upright style

Do you have a photo?

I'm no professional when it comes to bonsai, but photos help the veterans.

elljuu wrote:How hard is it to graft a sapling wisteria onto my 5 year old wisteria? It's not looking to good. And I was wondering if grafting a new plant onto it will change the shape and bring it back a bit. As its growing into a cascading style and I want an upright style

No point grafting, too slow.
Just wire it upright, or cut back past the cascading bit and regrow the top.


Ken