Transplanting wisteria »When and how does it work? (Wisteria)

Why should the wisteria be replanted?

There can be different reasons for transplanting a wisteria, but the most important are usually that of the Wisteria does not bloom or its place is used for other purposes or plants. One possible cause for the failure to flower is often a wrong one Location.

So that your wisteria will bloom profusely in the future, treat it to a sunny spot, the shade he doesn't like it that much. A slightly permeable soil with a low lime content, on the other hand, is good for it.

You should keep this in mind when transplanting

The wisteria has deep taproots as well as broadly growing shallow roots. So that your plant has the best possible chance of growing successfully in the new location, you should use the root leave intact as much as possible. They won't quite succeed in doing this with an old wisteria. But most of the time you don't have to worry too much because the Wisteria is quite robust.

Before you the wisteria dig out, you should get him first cut back radically. In this way you will make your work a lot easier for yourself, but also for your wisteria. This means that it can grow back more easily.

Since not all roots have survived, your wisteria now needs a little more care than before. Water it a little more often, but not too abundantly. With fertilizer on the other hand, you should use them sparingly.

The essentials in brief:

• roots deep and broad
• ideal time: autumn or early spring
• first cut back the plant by about two thirds
• Dig up the root ball as completely as possible
• Dig a sufficiently large planting hole
• Pour the soil well onto the existing roots
• do not fertilize excessively