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Wisteria

Leaf pruning Chinese wisteria

June 19, 2020 by Jonas Dupuich

Last summer I took a conservative approach to pruning a Chinese wisteria. I shortened long runners down to five or six inches and leaf-pruned to four-to-six leaflets (see “Cutback on Chinese wisteria” for details). This year, I want to cut back to two or three buds per shoot and leaf prune to two leaflets. The […]

Developing branches on Chinese wisteria

April 28, 2020 by Jonas Dupuich

For years, I’ve been curious about what it takes to create dense branching on wisteria bonsai. I’ve seen many beautiful specimens that bloom every year, but I don’t see as many that have fine, twiggy branching. One of the first steps in ramifying deciduous bonsai is cutting back to create a compact silhouette. This can […]

Pot selection exercise – dwarf wisteria

January 10, 2020 by Jonas Dupuich

Earlier this week, I presented a program on repotting for the East Bay Bonsai Society. We started by covering techniques for securing trees into containers based on the numbers of holes in the pot (see “Securing” for details). Next we looked at the process with a live tree – a dwarf wisteria. After performing the […]

Cutback and leaf pruning on Chinese Wisteria

August 23, 2019 by Jonas Dupuich

My usual routine for new trees in the garden is simple – keep the trees as healthy as possible until repotting season. When I repot a tree, I can get an idea of what the roots look like and better understand how the tree might respond to bonsai work. A few weeks ago, I brought […]

Leaf pruning dwarf wisteria

May 14, 2019 by Jonas Dupuich

For the last few years, I’ve taken a simple approach to refining a dwarf wisteria (Millettia japonica ‘Microphylla’). In May or June, I reduce long shoots that extend beyond the desired silhouette. The process looks like this. Dwarf wisteria New shoot After reducing the shoot After cutting back to 2-3 leaves per branch This approach […]

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