HOW TO WINTER PRUNE WISTERIA

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Hi Guys, Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video. If you found it useful - it would be fantastic if you could click on the like 👍 button. Thank you.

[@KieranLynch8891]

Thank you I will give it a go today 2/3 buds

[@oedhelsetren]

Something also worth noting is pruning like this also causes the "trunk" to thicken. If you have a thin and leggy wisteria, a few years of hard pruning will get it thicker and more compact.

[@sarahsunsetpark]

Thank you for your wisteria pruning series of videos. I live in Brooklyn NY. I inherited a wisteria about 20 years ago when I purchased my house. I was cutting it back for a few years thinking it was a weed. But then I realized it was wisteria so I bought a pergola and trained the growth. Over the years we have lost the flowers and I saw your pruning video about the winter pruning which we were not doing. I pruned a lot in the summer as I needed to keep it off my maple tree. So the winter pruning I tried this year in February and I already see what I believe to be the flower buds forming for April. I will now prune in both summer and in winter. Thank you again for the info!

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 So great to hear you found the videos helpful. I was in NYC last week, had some awesome weather. Thank you for watching 👍

[@scottellwoodgardening287]

Good advice mate. I bet that walk looks amazing when it’s in flower.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Cheers chap. will make a video when it is in flower. It smells Bootiful too 😀

[@scottellwoodgardening287]

@@TheFullyChargedGardener look forward to it.

[@the_zombie_ritual897]

Great and really useful video for me as a new Wisteria grower, thank you so much

[@developequinewithlily]

Great refresher, perfect timing as well for those of us getting going again after xmas. Cheers!

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Thank you for watching.

[@jasongardener3425]

Great pruning advice, very satisfying job, 👍👍

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Cheers chap 👍

[@kerryharrison3806]

Great video thank you. I’m off out now to grab the ladders and get after the wisteria that enveloped my summerhouse roof ! 👍🤞.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Thank you for watching

[@ParkersGardens]

Nice and easy to follow coupled with good, practical advice 👍

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Thank you

[@SandiaPeaks]

What a beautiful setting. Thanks !

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Thank you for watching.

[@gardenofwillsdelights6443]

Thank you for this! I planted two wisteria last year, never having grown wisteria before so this is my first winter prune and this was really clear and extremely helpful. I hope I have followed the advice carefully enough and look forward to some lovely blooms on what are still very young plants. Thanks again!

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Thank you for watching! I hope you have some beautiful flowers this year 😀

[@Avocadoooooooo]

Brilliant tutorial. Learned so much. Thank you.

[@kathrynjohnson7901]

That was very useful, thank you so much x

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Really great to hear you found the video helpful. thank you for watching.

[@MichelleKohlerArt]

I love your wisteria videos! Thank you

[@rafialiprosser9909]

Thanks very helpful

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Thank you for watching.

[@jamessullivan2025]

Great video, thanks - good to watch before I do my own wisteria! On a separate note, how are the Stihl trousers you're wearing? I'm looking for a multi purpose pair of trousers that offer some protection but also give flexibility of movement. Any feedback would be amazing. Thanks.

[@rebeccafincham9831]

Great video thank you

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Thank you for watching

[@margitellis3948]

Thank you very much.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Thank you for watching.

[@TheLawnGuy]

Good info and nice edit 😎

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Cheers chap 👍

[@JayRockGroundsMaintenance]

Great stuff mate 👍🏼

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Thank you

[@chickadeeacres3864]

When would pruning time be in more northern climates? I'm zone 5 in Canada. In February I don’t see grass nor buds.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Winter pruning can basically be done anytime the plant is dormant.

[@JJMcfee1970]

superb , many thanks .

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Thank you for watching.

[@flying__penguin9291]

Peaceful video was thinking you was going to review cordless snips

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

🤣 Now there’s an idea

[@badruddinzaid2190]

Very peaceful and a peace of mind.

[@jamesotto7884]

I have 2 wisteria plant I have put in (one this summer and the other last year) they are growing against a trellis. There is so much whippy growth and buds everywhere. If I'm trying to grow the wisteria should I try to keep all the whippy growth? Im assuming if I do this and do not cut it back it is unlikely to flower in the spring? many thanks for your videos and advice. Also - should I feed the wisteria over the winter?? Thanks again.

[@afzalbhuiyan4956]

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful demonstration. Just like to know what to do for a young vine? I have few Vines and some of them are about three years old. Would appreciate if you please advise!

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

With a young plant. Basically tie in and keep any parts of the plant that you want to form the main structure of the plant - don’t cut off any parts that you want to grow on. Then prune the rest as shown in the video. I hope this is helpful. Thank you for watching 👍

[@juleschamberz9102]

Hi loved the informative video on winter pruning , would it be too late to prune white wisteria in April ? It is just showing leaf buds ....

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Thank you. My advice would be to wait until the plant has finished flowering this year. As soon as it has flowered - prune it back to 3-5 buds 😀

[@followyourheart5742]

Beautiful venue. Where is this place? I like to visit one day.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

We are in the Cotswolds in the UK. Unfortunately the gardens are not open to the public. Thank you for watching

[@stevieb6173]

what kind of shirt is that ? like it for gardening in

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

There are lots of lumberjack style shirts out there to choose from. 😀

[@EarlEBird-fz6yr]

Great video, thanks! I've bought a new wisteria and have noticed that there is a lot of dead wood following the winter (I live in Cheshire) but hope this is just a temporary blip? I have fed it with Miracle Grow too, now I am keeping my fingers crossed!

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Thank you for watching. New plants can often suffer a bit of damage during transport and planning, so it is not uncommon to have a bit of dead wood appear on new plants. Has the plant sat in waterlogged ground at all during the winter? As this can also be a cause for dieback.

[@leonpalka-lindsay3221]

hey, how tall are you? tiny man normal sized pots or normal man massive pots and pergola? thanks x

[@optimystic5839]

If you could advise me... I prune my ones back to four buds or even five, I feel like cutting off all these buds is a waste when they could be potential flowers 😆 But what is you opinion on it?

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

It is all about maintaining the shape of the plant and focusing energy into the buds to produce flowers rather than leggy growth

[@k3ny0n1]

Great video. I have just bought a lovely tall Sinensis for my pergola. I heard Floribundas are better for pergola though? Which have you got for your pergola? Hope I’ll be okay.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Hi, We have Sinensis growing over the pergola shown in the video, it takes regular pruning to keep it in check during the summer. Have fun training your new wisteria and enjoy many happy years of beautiful flowers. Thank you for watching

[@mattavalon]

Great video thanks. Do you feed the wisteria in spring if so what do you use?

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

I don't really feed our wisterias. they get a mulch in the autumn. If you do feed them, use a low nitrogen, high potash feed.

[@kjohnson4757]

I have a 20+ year old wisteria. The end of the long vine trunk (about 3 feet) has stopped producing branches (ithis portion is extended on a pergola but is mostly shaded area). Is there any way to get it to produce branches and buds again? Should I trim (saw) it off back to the branching portion of the vine and retrain new tendrils to cover that area? Thank you. Enjoy your videos and education.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

It’s always difficult to give accurate advice without seeing the plant. Thank you for watching

[@marissa21211]

I love my wisteria tree. This year I got so lazy to prune it.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Hi, it is so important to prune wisteria, it can very quickly get out of control. 😀 Thank you for watching.

[@paulbarnes3687]

Thanks bud.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

😀 Thank you for watching 👍

[@AmosGardening]

Great video, if you forget to prune Wisteria in the summer do you still prune to 2 buds in the winter?

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Hi, it will be absolutely fine to prune it back to 2-3 buds in the winter if you have missed the summer prune. The pruning is to maintain the form and shape of the plant and to focus energy into producing flower buds. Thank you for watching.

[@AmosGardening]

@@TheFullyChargedGardener thank you for responding so quickly, just watched the second video which covered that, great videos 🙌🙌

[@AmosGardening]

Also, if you have a spur that’s coming out too far, can you cut it back?

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

@@AmosGardening Happy pruning 😀

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

@@AmosGardening yes 👍

[@leonpalka-lindsay3221]

Also hope everything's okay at home, you sound a bit shaken up. don't cry! lots of love

[@pureblood783]

Is it too late in the winter to prune in late March? I see green buds in the northern hemisphere in the USA

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Yes, wait until after the plant has flower to prune. I have a summer pruning video on my channel. Thank you for watching 😀

[@martavaresi1455]

Hello Andrew, my grandmother gave me a wisteria tree and I planted just outside my front door, near the house wall. When my aunt saw it she told me to remove it straight away, because she said that the wisteria roots are really strong and they could have damaged the kitchen pipes. Was she right?

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Hi Marta, We have never had any issues with wisteria damaging foundations or pipes. plant roots will usually only grow into pipes that are already damaged, as they follow the moisture. hope this is helpful. 😀

[@jakemaddox76]

What if you have the wisteria grown out to how you want it. Seems if every year you cut back the whippy ends to five buds, then back to two or three in early spring, that eventually over several years it would just continue getting bigger. Can you keep cutting back to where it was previously? Also, can wisteria be trained to grow downward? I heard some wisteria grow clockwise, others counter-clockwise.

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

You can control how far the plant grows out, by cutting back selective branches a little harder in the winter.

[@dmcg6074]

4 years of pru ing and i still havent got it to flower....

[@pawelm5493]

Shortening the roots stimulates flowering.

[@monstergirl59]

Can you tell me if I can prune in April ? I’ve not done a winter prune

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

If you prune now, you run the risk of damaging flower buds. If you are willing to accept this risk, which would be understandable if you are tackling a large overgrown wisteria then yes. But otherwise, wait until the wisteria has flowered and summer prune. Thank you for watching.

[@monstergirl59]

@@TheFullyChargedGardener thanks so much for a speedy reply! It’s really overgrown as Im never really sure what to do I will take a risk and give it a prune thanks so much

[@snoopysrc]

not bad

[@TheFullyChargedGardener]

Thank you

[@whatever-ql5ns]

I’ve got a baby and it doesn’t have any buds!!!