Training wisteria

To grow and train a young Wisteria plant into a tree form, you’ll need a strong support post to help form the trunk. Proper care is essential, along with careful pruning to achieve your desired shape. Your Wisteria tree will need ongoing maintenance to help it retain its tree shape.

Learn how to grow and train a wisteria vine to a tree with helpful advice from the experts at Wilson Bros Gardens

A wisteria in bloom is like something out of a fairy tale. If you want to know how to grow it without it becoming invasive, read our guide on Gardener’s Path.

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Wisterias have sturdy, branch-like vines that twist up and around whatever support they can find. This means that, with some attention, you can train wisteria to cover almost any structure or follow any path, providing it’s well-supported. #wisteria #plant #garden

When this vigorous climber is in full bloom, it is a glorious sight to behold. Nurseryman Chris Lane is your guide to how to grow, train and prune wisteria, and recommends his favourite varieties. Photographs Annaïck Guitteny

Wisteria will climb virtually anything it can reach, including trees, houses, fences, sheds, and more. Wisteria will continue to climb as long as the structure supports its weight. The plant can be trained to grow into a shrub or tree, or you can train it to climb against any sturdy structure.