Rudd’s Wisteria #1

[Ruddigger]

I picked up this Wisteria at the California Bonsai Society member sale on Sunday. I have no idea what type it is, or if it even flowers. But I saw a nice trunk and scooped it up. Time will tell, I guess.

I have this Sara Rayner that was destined for my cascading California Juniper, but now I think it’ll go better with this Wisteria in the Spring.



About an 8” base showing above the soil.


I see a cascade in this. I wired up a few of the branches to work with the planned repotting angle.

 

[queenofsheba52]

Wow, great find! I love it!

 

[Contact]

Really a great piece of wisteria! Like the trunk movement and the inclination of the third picture...

 

[Nybonsai12]

Very nice find, what a trunk! I started a few Japanese wisteria from seed so i'll be watching this thread so i know what to do in 30 years from now.

 

[rockm]

Nice trunk on this. Keep an eye on the deadwood. That area at the front of the nebari in particular.

 

[Ruddigger]

Nice trunk on this. Keep an eye on the deadwood. That area at the front of the nebari in particular.

For sure, good eye. There are some sections like that that are going to need a bit of carving and wood hardener. Vines will rot like crazy.

 

[ForrestW]

Nice find, and I like the yellow pot for it. It will look great in flower with the complimentary color scheme.

 

[Ruddigger]

Buds are moving on this one, so it got its repot.

 

[cmu268]

Looks great in that pot!

 

[pandacular]

Hear me out...imagine a display with both this tree and your cali juniper #2, with the maws facing each other.

 

[Ruddigger]

Hear me out...imagine a display with both this tree and your cali juniper #2, with the maws facing each other.

 

[Hartinez]

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This is a very auditory image.

 

[Ruddigger]

Leafing out now, no flowers. I spoke to Mr. Che, who sold me the tree, he said it was some form of Chinese wisteria, and it hadn't flowered for him.

 

[WNC Bonsai]

Amazing that as old as it obviously is that it hasn’t flowered. Both of mine flowered the second year I had them after having to regrow branches and following being dug out of a neighbors yard. Maybe a characteristic of that cultivar. Keep it in a tray of water over the summer as they are very thirsty.

 

[Ruddigger]

Amazing that as old as it obviously is that it hasn’t flowered. Both of mine flowered the second year I had them after having to regrow branches and following being dug out of a neighbors yard. Maybe a characteristic of that cultivar. Keep it in a tray of water over the summer as they are very thirsty.

I have a feeling he didnt have it very long. Probably just dug it and sold it along.

 

[rockm]

Amazing that as old as it obviously is that it hasn’t flowered. Both of mine flowered the second year I had them after having to regrow branches and following being dug out of a neighbors yard. Maybe a characteristic of that cultivar. Keep it in a tray of water over the summer as they are very thirsty.

In my experience, It's not really unusual for some larger collected trunks like this not to flower immediately. It can take some time and hard pruning and getting a bit root bound to induce something like this to flower. Other times, larger trunk can flower almost immediately.

 

[queenofsheba52]

Even without flowers it looks great, but flowers would really be the crowning touch.

 

[Ruddigger]

Even without flowers it looks great, but flowers would really be the crowning touch.

Thanks, but the structure is pretty terrible right now. I’m looking forward to rebuilding this tree.

 

[Ruddigger]

Jun 10, each leaf cut back to the first or second leaflet.


10 days later.

 

[gooeytek]

I can't wait to see this in flower.