trimming wisteria

[Raul]

is it ok to trim wisteria all the way to the rooted bottom, I just want to cut it and not really propagate it, it is growing so fast that I assume if I cut it all the way down it will branch out is that correct?

[sunkenmetal]

I have cut it off at about half inch to the substrate and it grew back with more stems.

[Raul]

good, that is what I did.

[eklikewhoa]

Normally you trim below where you want it to grow to when fluorishing... At least when you want to achieve the perfect scape.

[76dragon]

I got one stem from a guy and it has baby wisteria's around it. Kinda slow though but very pretty

[eklikewhoa]

With enough nutrients the stuff grows like weeds!

Just means your water is too clean phung!

[sunkenmetal]

With enough nutrients the stuff grows like weeds!

Just means your water is too clean phung!

+1

This stuff likes dirty water... root tabs make it grow like a mofo too...

[Totenkampf]

any hygrophila that i have used is a nitrate sponge, i like them but sometimes they can get out of hand unless you limit nitrates. most stem plants will get bushier if you cut them back although there are a few, like some of the more rare pogostemon and limnophila, that dont like being trimmed.

[Raul]

I had to do major trimming, it was so dense it looked nice but it was getting to the point that it was a mass of plants and not really a planted aquarium.