Wisteria Seedlings

9 years ago

Anyone here have any experience with Wisteria (Sinesis)? I have 4 seedlings and 2 of the 4 (The older ones, approximately 6 months old) have brown tips with some yellow on the leaves. Plenty of new growth though...See attached image. I haven't fertilized but they are growing in Miracle Grow Potting Mix. The two youngest ones, a few months old, are starting to do the same thing but its only the very beginning. Anyone have any ideas on whats happening?I have over 100 pre-bonsai trees in my collection, mostly tropicals and these seem to be the only ones that I'm having issues with. I did have issues with a few Japanese Pagodas but not this particular problem which since has been rectified. Dang chlorosis! I live in the Florida Keys so I do water these plants first thing in the morning and then at sunset but very lightly. Its been so hot out. I totally tend to under water much more than I over water. Most of all my trees are in a gritty mix except for these 2 and a few mahogany trees. Thanks in advance!

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
9 years ago
if your ID is correct.. its a deciduous plant ... and perhaps its just starting the shutting down process for the season ...

2 thumbs up for underwatering ... way better than overwatering .. in my experience ....

you might be onto something.. if everything else is in a different media ... but for some reason these are struggling ... the upside in being consistent across all pots.. is that you have to perfect only one watering method .. instead of trying to remember which pots.. need what water ...

i know nothing about winter in your zone and area ... cant help there..

over the years here in the forums .. a lot of peeps dont like MG media .... but if its working for you.. congrats ...

ken
paulie_nyr94
Original Author
9 years ago
Ken, We really don't have a winter. The lowest temps are usually in the upper 60's. I'm thinking now since I live 100 yards from the ocean that salt could be the problem although none of my other plants have it. My younger wisteria are in a much different mix which is way more gritty (because I like to experiment with different soils) but I see signs of the same thing on the very tips. I know wisteria also is best in zones 5 to 9 and of course, I'm in zone 11B but my pagodas are best in zones 4 through 9 are doing extremely well., thriving actually. At one point these two larger wisteria were going down the tubes. I repotted them and they came back to life. Maybe a re-pot will get them back in shape.
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