Hi there: I have two wisteria questions. 1) Where I live, the previous owner planted some wisteria in front of a fence. It's about 10 years old and has been trained mainly to grow up like a big bush rather than spreading. Because of our plans for the backyard, I may have to (try to) move the wisteria. Would it survive a move? Could I do it this time of year? Should I prune it back severely before moving it? I have no idea if it's a species plant or a cultivar. 2) I notice it has a few seeds pods on it from last year. It is likely that the seeds are viable? Are they worth saving and trying to grow? I mean it takes so many years for it to bloom, I'm wondering what the chances are that I would actually get a flowering vine out of them. Thanks
Move during winter when leafless. If not budding out yet, may still be possible to move with success. Tree shape is achieved and retained with staking and consistent pruning and training. If not pruned twice per year liable to explode out of small tree size and shape, grow all over the place. Large specimens can send out more than one kind of questing shoot growth, including sheets of straight stems on top of the ground evoking piano wire. Better use of money and time to plant vegetative propagations of named forms than random seedlings, unless you have the space and inclination to gamble on them. Some unproven individuals may even grow for decades without flowering, this along with non-flowering mockorange shrubs I have seen asked about many times.
