It is a vine not a tree and IMO will never fill out to be a tree plus the fact they need huge support and take a long time to flower . Trees are best planted apart to allow each to grow to its potential.

Over time wisteria could spread a long ways...so you need to erect a support system where you want it to climb and spread...due to the potential i cant imagine that having it in a pot will work over time....it is a very messy plant for dropping flowers and leaves and sap every year so i would not plant it close to your house...we planted one about 20 years ago to grow over pergolas and have since had to reinforce our pergolas and prune seriously as they get so heavy...

Wow I would love to see that!...this is our central plant...obviously i did not master the art of pruning in our case

Wisteria can certainly be trained into a standard or a tree-form!! You can even purchase them that way already trained. It is not a fast project but is not at all difficult to achieve!

I would leave both stems in place but carefully and gently train the smaller to wrap around the larger. This will give more stability to the trunk as it develops over time.

Just continue to remove all the lower growth to develop a clear trunk to the height you want. Will need some initial support but once the trunk develops sufficient girth, it can be free standing.

Tree-form wisterias don't spread horizontally like the vining forms because they are restricted by pruning to just a basic and limited tree-like canopy. And they are no more messy than any other deciduous vine. Any 'sap' they may drip is not coming from the plant but likely due to an insect infestation creating honeydew.

All wisteria require frequent and hard pruning!! That should not come as a surprise to anyone who has done their research on this plant.

To those who think this can't be done, take a look at this: Wisteria Bonsai Tree

Very interesting garden gal...i had no idea about the “sap”...we do get bees...but other insects are not really noticeable ...the “sap”is a fine mist that covers the decks under the plants..

Daily pruning is required. Never ever let a pot containing it sit on top the soil. And investigate the drain holes frequently, even when sitting on concrete. It will send out suckers out of the drain hole and into the ground and pop up 15’ away. Once it’s escaped like that, anything within 50’ is in peril of being overcome.

btydrvn, that is a beautiful backyard oasis!

Daily pruning is NOT required!! Frequent pruning is :-)

Thanx ...knicetime...it is an oasis...and especially in these days!

Garden gal...can you explain the frequent pruning comment...is this in reference the the tree type?

More so with a tree-form than with the vine but the vine should still be pruned frequently. And the good thing about pruning a wisteria is that the harder you prune it, the better it flowers (once it reaches flowering maturity).

You can check online for various pruning guides (Plantamnesty is one of the best) but a hard prune in late winter or early spring before the vine starts budding up and then consistently through the summer growing season to remove the rapidly growing tendrils. Root pruning will also encourage better flowering and limit any spread of root suckers.

Thanx...garden gal...looking back i can see all that you say is true...can see we need a huge pruning this fall...feel better knowing it will help rather than hinder flowering next year...

Oh no ...just realized you said LATE winter....we leaveDec.15th and return April 1st...bad timing for your recommendation...any ideas?

You can do it a bit earlier if you like. Just make sure the vine is dormant before you do any hard pruning.

Spring is really better as all the leaves are gone and can see branches better

Ok just saw that last post..if leaves are gone will try to do in Dec

Ok is it dormant if leaves are gone?

If it is properly dormant, there are no leaves :-) Pruning in April will eliminate any flowering.

LOL!! We were both typing at the same time!!

I planted my wisteria next to pine tree and let it climb on a pine.

Celery..how long has it been?...i have seen that up here in other properties....wondering if that will affect the pine over time...we have huge pines around our house and when one looks like it may fall...it is a huge project to cut them down...the wood is not good for much unless you hire a big truck to take it to a mill...and if there is any chance of them falling on the house they HAVE to be removed...

It is a little bit over a year. I have vine jasmine climbing on the top of the same pine. Pine wood is good for FP, combining with oak and giving some flame.

That sounds a little scary to me..two vines on a pine?..sounds pretty ...but cant see how that will not damage the pine over time....interesting about the fireplace aspect...but....as we built our home as a summer home we never considered a fire place or wood heating...too much work...🙄

I think they can not bring damage, they just climbing.

Decided to look that up...it seems that it does do damage as it climbs up and around a tree ...in lots of different ways...may want to check that out....

Looked up wisteria...didnt look up jasmine..