Re: Wisteria training & snags.... Need some help here...

The least "vigorous" is the Americaln wisteria.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jan 6, 2006, at 6:56 PM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:

> Yes.  I have some in my backyard and it's almost as vigorous as  
> kudzu.  I've heard Japanese wisteria is manageable.
> zem
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Franzman"  
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> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 2:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Wisteria training & snags.... Need some help  
> here...
>
>
>> Bonnie, chinese or American wisteria?  Isn't it true the chinese  
>> is the really tenacious variety that will tear down a building?
>>
>> David
>> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan"  
>> <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 7:57 AM
>> Subject: [CHAT] Wisteria training & snags.... Need some help here...
>>
>>
>>> I've just found a wisteria I'd like to spend some of my Christmas  
>>> money on.
>>> Here's the thing;  I don't have a really strong support for it to  
>>> climb and
>>> the chance of getting one made before spring is unlikely with an  
>>> unheated
>>> garage.
>>>
>>> I do have 3 snags on the front corner of the lot where our  
>>> delightful
>>> utility company chopped on those elms until they finally died.   
>>> Since the
>>> Wisteria doesn't mind pruning (must have it or it will take  
>>> over!) and
>>> cutting down the snags will take away possible homes for wildlife  
>>> (even
>>> though they don't look very attractive) could I top off one of  
>>> the snags to
>>> 20' and plant the wisteria next to it for it to climb on?  Then  
>>> when the
>>> snag does decompose, will the wisteria, having wound its way  
>>> around the
>>> trunk for those years, be able to stand on its own?
>>>
>>> Please let me know what you all think.  I've got trees to replace  
>>> the other
>>> two that are low growing under-story trees and the utility will  
>>> have no
>>> excuse to touch them!
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>>>
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