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Wisteria is a climbing woody tree that is endemic to China, South Korea, and Japan, as well as some parts of central and southern United States. In the wild, you would usually find this tree growing in soils in stream banks. More than anything, people grow and propagate Wisteria Bonsai for its beautiful flowers and leaves. As such traditional bonsai styling is not advisable for this type of tree.
In early summer or late spring, a mature Wisteria Bonsai would normally have a merry mix of beautiful blue, white, pink and purple flowers. Past the flowering season, a bonsai wisteria would then start to produce leaves that appear like green bean seedpods. Although there are many immature wisteria plants for sale in the market that can be turned into bonsai, the ones preferred by bonsai enthusiasts are the Japanese (W.floribunda) and Chinese (W.chinensis) varieties.
Most of the times, gardeners or hobbyists would grow Wisteria bonsai for its spectacular flowers. It should be noted that after planting wisteria seeds, blooming can only be achieved after ten years. So it takes some time before you would be able to simulate flowering with this tree.
When you are pruning your Wisteria bonsai, use only the shoots that are within five to six inches of its primary trunk. You also need to leave around five to six leaves in each pruned shoot to encourage flowering. Pruning should also be ideally done three times after the flowering season and before fall begins. In addition, hard pruning is also recommended in mid-winter to control growth and simulate flowering. Pruning that is adequately and correctly done would result to compact and dense foliage and striking flowers. Another technique that you can also do to simulate flowering is to repot your wisteria bonsai immediately following the end of the flowering season.
To maintain health and vigor, you can also feed your Wisteria Bonsai with a low nitrogen fertilizer mix. Be careful not to give your Wisteria Bonsai fertilizer that is high in nitrogen as this can result to foliage overgrowth and dull flowers. Wisteria can process nitrogen that is present in the atmosphere and so it is not necessary that you give it high doses of this chemical nutrient.
Wisteria Bonsai can either be grown in areas that get full sun exposure or have partial shade. This tree however requires more watering than most other bonsai trees species. Being generally top-heavy, you also need to protect your Wisteria Bonsai from strong winds.
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Author Bio Box: Patricia Wainwright
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