Wisteria wound healing

[mds_1978]

Hey everyone,

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to promote wound healing in wisteria? I have a couple of air layers that have been chopped, and they show no sign of closing.

Is there anything I can do to get this to happen, or is it something that wisteria just doesn't do?

Many thanks,

Marc.

 

[WNC Bonsai]

My experience with them is they are extremely slow to heal over so you really have to plan for that in the final composition when you are contemplating a chop or even pruning off a branch.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

They don’t close well at all.

 

[rockm]

Hey everyone,

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to promote wound healing in wisteria? I have a couple of air layers that have been chopped, and they show no sign of closing.

Is there anything I can do to get this to happen, or is it something that wisteria just doesn't do?

Many thanks,

Marc.

The most effective way to heal a wisteria is let it grow with no intervention, preferably in the ground. Wisteria aren't trees. They are vines. They don't produce "wood" like trees do, as they don't need it to support their physical weight, as trees do. They rely on other objects and trees to support them. That means any wood they do make is very weak. Their advantage is their ability to produce a lot of growth in a short time, so allowing them as much growth as possible can help.

That said, bottom line, to quote Brian VF "They don't close well at all."

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I have two in the backyard as ornamental plants and I've never seen them heal anything well.
The wood rots, the plant grows around it. That's basically the best I've been getting.

 

[mds_1978]

Thanks for the advice everyone, I will plan ahead next time I do an air layer.