This is my first attempt at training a wisteria into a tree. My main query is in order to encourage it up my frame should I be removing the majority of the existing leaves and branches until it reaches the top or can I leave them as they are starting approximately three feet from the soil level.
by Ian_Wake
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You really can’t grow a wisteria in a pot long term. They need a much longer root run and are hungry plants. If you can find a good place for it somewhere where you can drape it over an arch or trellis it would make more sense.
I wouldn’t prune it now. Wait until later in the summer. It will grow up whatever you train it up regardless!
https://preview.redd.it/glinj8uro30h1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c73fc26e3ab8cd1a9a08c4bc7447398b7b32cdfc
Here’s a picture of a low tree shaped wisteria I saw just the other day at Green Island Gardens