I saw this video some months ago, I finally bought the seeds some days ago and I'm glad to comment that this method is amazing, all of my seeds germinated and I'm now waiting for them to fully sprout in the little containers I put them into, so thanks for inspiring me to give this plants an opportunity to grow and spreading this great method around
Glad to hear you got such a good germination rate. It means you got some pretty fresh wisteria seeds. Thank you very much for the feedback and good luck with your wisteria seedlings!
Hi! I received some wisteria seeds and I put them in a glass jar for 3 days then I removed the access of water and now waiting for them to sprout is that the way you did it? Also I did another method that I found on TH-cam I took 10 seeds put them in a jars for 3 days then I removed the outer brown shell and I see it sprouting and place them in a plastic container with paper towel on the bottom and placed the bottom and on top of the seeds and poured water so the paper towel is soaked. When you put your seeds in water did you put the seeds in direct sunlight? I’m new to this and I would appreciate your feedback? Thank you
I think it’s wonderful that you give step-by-step instructions on how to germinate the osteria seeds. I followed your procedure now that they have all sprouted. I have put them into the potting soil and now I’m just waiting. I will send pictures once they start to grow. Thank you very much. Your video was most informative. I have planted three in one pod because I’m going to experiment and braid them as they grow , I’d like them to grow into one tree. Mahalo nui loa ❤
I was given 2 pods and forgot them in the car! Of course they popped out in all directions! While vacuuming I found the seeds, pooped them into a jar of water and hoping they will sprout. Your video gave me hope that they might sprout after being in the car for a month or two! Thanks!
Thank you so much for your presentation. I bought the seeds online and tried for a couple of years but couldn't succeed. On the other hand, seeds seeds collected from my existing garden, sprouts with out any effort, just placed in a designated location, and within a month, almost all the seeds germinated. I have more than 30 new plants in different ages and am planning to make bonsai. It is a great pleasure and satisfaction to see the results from seeds to a complete flowering bonsai!
The problem with seeds purchased online is that in most cases they are too old and have lost their germination capability. The seeds I'm using are fresh seeds collected by me. Sound like you have quite a collection of wisteria plants. I'm sure they will make nice bonsai.
I just got my seeds and excitedly planted them. I'm glad that I saw this video right after. Thank you so much blessings to you and everyone in the chat
Helpful video with clear instructions. I checked your channel for a follow up video (since this one is 2 years old) but I may have missed it. Is there a follow up video for these wisteria plants?
Thank you very much for your video. My husband originally brought me a bonsai kit and we followed the instructions that came with the kit initially, but none of the seeds grew. We found your video and we bought fresh wisteria seeds and we followed exactly what you did and all the seeds are growing really well now. 😊🙏
Many thanks for this very informative video. I got a Wisteria seed kit for myself and unfortunately it did not sprout. I followed the instructions but my seed rotted. So, I've bought some seeds and have set them in water just now (25th September 24) and I'll update my comment as time progresses. Hopefully more luck this time
*Update* 4th October 2024 My Wisteria have not germinated yet. I've done everything by this video and nothing has happened as of yet. I'll leave the seeds in the jar, giving them fresh air evety other day. I'll keep posting updates as they come
*Update* 12th October 2024 3 of my Wisteria have finally sprouted. Little white sprouts have come out of the seed 😁 They have taken a few weeks but they are sprouting. I'll let the sprouts grow more then I'll pot them individually and hopefully they'll grow. I'll update as they grow
*Update* 18th October 2024: 2 of the seeds did not make it 😢 Started to rot and grow white mold. The sprouts went brown and died. The 3rd one is now in a pot. No mold on it and the sprout is growing. I have set another 3 seeds up in water to soak in the mean time in case I get another failure. Come on remaining seed 👊
*Update* 28th October 2024: So the seed in the soil hasn't grown at all. Just stopped for some reason. I've taken it out of the soil and nothing. Discarded it. The remaining 2 seeds from the jar have been placed in a mini plastic greenhouse on my windowsill. I put the seeds in tissue paper and in a zip bag. Left in the mini greenhouse for 5 days and 1 of the seeds has grown a long, healthy sprout. Much healthier than the ones left in the jar. So, I'm going to pot that one and place it inside the greenhouse. I'll update once I have more details. The mini greenhouse gets about 6 hours of sun and it gets humid in there. Seems to work because I've been able to get some Norwegian Spruce to germinate in there too. I'll update with more details later
*Update* 11th November 2024 My 1st Wisteria in the pot is growing nicely. A green shoot has just popped out of the soil 😁 A 2nd seed has grown a sprout so that has too been put into a pot of soil. So good progress so far. I've left them in my mini greenhouse and they seem to love it in there. I'll update as I they grow
Great help watching your video. I followed your method of soaking for about 36 hours and keept inside the air tight jar, and letting air inside every 12 hours. And I'm amazed it sprouted very quickly. thanks for the video
It also amazed me to see the high germination rate on Wisteria. I'm glad to hear you had good results and I hope your little wisteria seedlings get to grow big and healthy. Just don't make the mistake I made by putting the seedlings outside into direct sun.
Good luck with the germination process! The plants that I kept have spent their first winter outside and are now growing again. They didn't grow that much last year so not much to report yet. But I will surely make a new video once it's time to prune them.
I was just gifted some wisteria pods from someone that I just met from their plant and I rushed home excitedly and they are now in water I'm very excited I love wisteria I can't wait to see what they do❤
Glad to hear that! Did you already start their germination process? I would have loved to be able to give the seedlings away to anyone wanting one but shipping them internationally wasn't a viable option so I was limited to offer them locally. Luckily the seeds are really easy to germinate so I'm sure you will soon have enough wisteria plants for your garden and some to spare.👍
It's true that if you just plant the seed and sit back expecting it to flower without providing it with the proper care it could take this long. If it is planted in the ground in good soil, in a favorable location and you prune it correctly every year to promote blooming it will bloom much faster. Hope this helps! There are a lot of articles on the internet which just tell you that Wisteria grown from seed will take up to 15-30 years to bloom but don't tell you more than that. And this is because many of them are written by authors without first hand experience with growing Wisteria so they just put together bits of information from multiple sources.
Glad to help! I hope your next try will be a success. The quality of seeds is also important. The older they are the less likely to germinate. So make sure you get fresh Wisteria seeds.
Thank you! That helps tremendously. Both my Wisteria didn't make it through our several below 0 temps this year. Fifteen years ago a friend gave me seeds which I grew in a southwest window and then planted on a trellis. I was a complete novice and really cannot remember anything else I did. She was the expert and her seeds never produced. Weird! Anyway, thankful that I had taken a number of pictures of them while in beautiful bloom so if I never can get these seeds to spout and grow, I do have something to remember them by. My friend has passed so cannot get her input and since it takes 8 yr for them to bloom, I may just replace with clematis on the trellis. I've never seen a Bonsai Wisteria so will look for it. I may even try to make one so will be following you. I appreciate your mention to wait until they have woody growth before planting. I may put it out in the butterfly garden that I'm planning so that I won't have the problem of it growing on and tearing up the Cedarwood of the house. :^) Many blooms and blessings, p
Sorry to hear about your wisteria plants. I couldn't believe it when 'we heard that it can take up to 10 years for a seed grown wisteria to flower, but it must be true if yours only flowered after 8 years. You should look up wisteria bonsai pictures online. They are awesome. I can only hope to come at least remotely close to something that beautiful. Good luck with your butterfly garden and with growing wisteria again! Maybe you can find some wisteria plants at a local nursery for an affordable price so you don't have to way for another 8 years to see and smell those beautiful flowers in your garden again.
@@OddBonsai WONDERFUL NEWS....they aren't dead. They still look dead and I guess all the upper growth is but I took a knife and scraped several big limbs toward the bottom and they are green! Now I've got to gently prune off the dead and see what happens. Also a few tiny limbs growing from the bottom. I'm still going to try to to sprout the seeds but I think I will see if I can find one at a nursery for the Butterfly Garden. Thank you so much. Blessings, p
Glad to hear they are still alive! I was wondering how cold it must have been to kill your wisterias since they are pretty hardy. You should be able to enjoy the wonderful flowers again in a couple of years.
Thank you so much! Just got some wisteria seeds today and had no clue how to grow them. Cannot wait till spring when I can buy the right soils and pots to grow them in.
@@OddBonsai Well I finally got the supplies needed. And started the germination process two days ago like in the video with a jar of water. They...a;ready are growing roots.
I'm brand new to bonsai. The first tree I am growing is a wisteria. This was a big help. My plant is 3 weeks old and is barely 4 inches high. I'm guessing that is from my soil choice
Have you made a video of how you made the wisteria bonsai plant? I have seeds I am just growing now for my own first bonsai project. Very excited I found your channel!
Germinating the wisteria seeds was only the first step. Transforming the seedlings into bonsai will be a long process which I will document in future videos. For now the seedlings are fine but growing slowly so I will probably not make an update video too soon. 😋
Thank you! It's an easy plant to germinate but it will be some years until you will be able to enjoy the lovely flowers. In any case the wait is worth it!
Wish you had mentioned where to place them as they grew. ie Sunny location, how often to water and when they'll be able to be planted on an outside trellis. Any input from other gardners also welcome. Thanks so much! p
That's a good point but at the point I made the video I did not have much experience with growing wisteria from seeds myself. In the meanwhile I found that the young plants prefer lots of light but are sensitive to hot summer sun so better place them in indirect light. I have am mature plant in my garden and it has no problem growing in full sun. You can safely plant it in the ground once it gets a woody trunk 50-100cm tall. Hope this helps.
@@OddBonsai I had been brought a westariya sidling from Tarki, it is huge , flowers are not much, can you say how it will bloom moor ! I am from Bangladesh.
I have a 5 or 6 years old wisteria planted in my garden. I usually prune it at the end of summer and I found this helps getting more flowers next spring. If I don't prune it it will concentrate more on growing new branches.
@@habibajaved9794 Now I see you live in Bangladesh. Do you get cold winters where you live or is is more like a warm tropical climate? Lack of a wintering period couls also influence fliwering on wisterias from what I read.
@@OddBonsai thank you so much ! For the first time I became amazed to see a westariya bonsai with full bloom, and wish to have a bonsai like that, last around 22 years I am constructing my won bonsai and I have more then 100 bonsai of my won. If you make a video of making a plant of westariya from branch it will be appreciated!
What an effective way of germinating a wisteria plants. Good thing with that method is assure of a 100% survival rate. Good tips also my dear friend. Fully watched my friend.
Seeing how easy it was to germinate these seeds I'm pretty sure they will germinate just fine if they are put directly into soil. It's no wonder wisteria's are considered invasive in some regions. Thanks and take care!
I took my seeds from some pods that had dropped off my wisteria which last year had hundreds of pods. The pods are still there from last year and haven’t exploded or twisted. However the seeds I germinated took about a week or so and hey presto little inch high sprouts have appeared!
Thank you for the feedback. I use a balanced NPK fertiliser for my wisteria. Something like 5-5-5 or 10-10-10. You can also use some general fertilizer for flowering plants in autumn when it reaches maturity and starts to flower.
I still have several left and I would be glad to offer you one but I don't think they would survive international shipping especially since they have grown a bit since I filmed the video.
Were there follow up videos? I typed in Wisteria in your main channel and only saw this video with "Wisteria". I bought a kit with multiple seed types for my wife for Mother's Day and it contained Wisteria, Japanese Maple, Judas Tree, and several others. I was hunting around for more information on Wisteria.
Amazing! I just starting growing them now, when i put them in a moist jar after hydrating them, one of them starting growing white mold on the top of it????
Thanks for the informative video. What suggestions do you have on keeping the seeds moist without the mold? I have not had much luck of germinating the wisteria seeds. I look forward to your advice.
Too much moisture and too little fresh air usually encourages mold. In my case, letting the jar "breathe" every day or so helped in keeping mold away. If germinating in a jar like I did in the video did not work for you, you could try using the wet tissue approach. If that doesn't work either then I suspect the wisteria seeds could be too old and have lost their ability to germinate .
Well done brother I also tried wisteria seed germination a few months back but was not successful. A friend of mine gifted me 5 seeds, but they are a little smaller than your sprouts.
Thank you my friend! I remember the video and I was curious what kind of seeds you had. I asked Meet Gangwani and he said your seeds were Bolusanthus speciosus (tree wisteria). The ones I use here are from Wisteria chinensis which grows like a vine. Sorry to hear your seeds did not germinate, it would have been nice to see you make a bonsai from them.
My sister's mother has a wisteria plant and she brought me home a seed so I did this method and it worked exactly like he said it would same amount of days and everything mines root popped out on day 5
Wisteria is a frost hardy plant so I leave them outside. Plants in small pots may suffer more from very cold temperatures so you can provide some extra protection by burying them in a thick layer of mulch.
I'm sorry, but unfortunately there aren't any left (besides the ones I repotted to grow as bonsai). If you can get your hands on some seeds they are really easy to grow.
Since I just germinated my wisteria seedlings this year I can not estimate how long it would take for them to mature and bloom. The closest thing to what you are asking about is the experience that I had with my garden wisteria which was propagated from a rooted cutting about 1m high. It took maybe 2 years for the first flower to appear, and maybe after 2 or 3 more years it was already producing a lot of flowers in spring.
I just bought/got into bonsai and my first 3 types I’m trying is the wisteria, Japanese fire tree, and Sakura cherry blossoms bonsai ,,, I know you haven’t posted anything in over a year or at least I can’t find any videos but is there any future videos coming out that you can give any more tips?
Glad you found the video useful! Yeah, it was a nice searching the house during the night for the source of strange noises. 🤣 And I woke up 2 or 3 times that night , since not all the seed pods popped at once. It was only the next day that I found seeds all over the place and then I read about the popping. Lesson learned! 😋
This just reminded me that I was given wisteria seed pods last year and need to plant them now. What direction does the seed pod get planted in after at sprouts? It looks like they were put in with the sprout portion facing down. Is the sprout the root or the plant? If it’s the plant I would think it needs to be facing upward when planted.
Dear sir, could you please tell us which season to plant them in the garden? Is it okay to plant them in August and let the plant dry out in late automn? I live in Montreal, Canada. Does the young plant withstand the Canadian winter? Thank you for answering my questions.
do the wisteria have a strong smell I'm doing the paper towel method and I'm not sure if there moldy or just naturally smell strong, and do you know how long they take to germinate I put mine in the baggy a week ago and haven't seen any growth?
I don't remember the smell of the soaked seeds being particularly strong. I would say it was similar to other large seeds that I've germinated, like an acorn, if you ever tried germinating one of those. If the seeds are viable you should first see them swelling up and then you should see the embryo cracking open the outer shell of the seed. As you can see in the video some of my seeds sprouted in a bout a week while others took a little bit longer. Do you open the bag occasionally to let in fresh air? This is important to avoid molding.
If I have the seeds that came from a big Wisteria bush outside, can I store the seeds dry for a while since I’m not ready to produce new plants yet? I’m mostly wondering if the seeds will go bad. Thank you for the video.
They're not very fast growers so they only got an extra set of leaves since I posted the video. I intend to document their development so I will make an update video with the 2 that I kept to grow as bonsai either this autumn or next spring when some trimming could be required.
What an excellent video. I'm going to try it but I'm worried that it's too soon to attempt germination even inside....It's almost New Year and I think there isn't enough sunlight. Should I wait until March?
If you have a south facing window where you could place the seedlings after they germinate you could try it. The winter solstice has passed so days are only getting longer now. Then in spring you can move the seedlings outside.
Hi, I just collect my seeds and I will bring them soon to my mom in Lithuania they have cold winters there till -25 degrees. Should my mom start to grow them now or is better to keep it for spring? And how about to bringing them out when is the best time after how many weeks?
I think for their first year a 10-15cm diameter pot should be ok. I can't give you repotting advice specific to Wisteria but in general you want to repot when the root system start to outgrow the pot.
I guess you could cut them open. When they bust open on their own it's a good sign that seeds have reached maturity. Make sure you collect the pods in late autumn, or better yet in winter to make sure the seeds have matured.
@@solsito603 Yes, a closed jar or you can also wrap them in a wet paper napkin. Just make sure you keep them moist so they do not dry up. As you can see in my video germination can take from one to a couple of weeks. It depends on how fresh are the seeds.
The video was really interesting, thanks for sharing! Best of luck with your Wisteria Bonsai. I’ve never seen these seed pods on my wisteria and so I am curious if you’ve ever propagated wisteria from cutting? 👏🏻
I'm always happy to hear that the information that I try to pass on through my videos was helpful. Thank you and I hope your Wisteria seedlings grow nice and healthy!
Ha ha ha! It would be quite a huge forest planting since the leaves are so large. I would be really happy if I manage to get something nice out of the two that I decided to keep. It's a pity we don't have anything similar to your bonsai club (KW Soc.). I could have given the seedlings away to club colleagues.
@@OddBonsai Where do you live again? you probably mentioned it before but I don’t remember. Maybe you can just pot them up or leave them in the ground for natural growth, maybe they will turn out to be really good and you can use them later. You could also join the KW bonsai society for now at least, all the meetings are virtual right now.
I live in Romania. Yes, putting some of them in the ground could be an option (thanks for the idea) but not all of them. I think I got 20 or so seedlings, enough to start a life size forest :) When I mentioned the club I was thinking more about the live interactions in which you swap or give away trees/seedling/cuttings in addition to the knowledge sharing part. I know you're mostly meeting online know but still you manage to squeeze in something like a trunk swap and I would be glad to participate in something like this. I tend to plant all the seeds and cuttings that I get so it would be nice have where to give some away from time to time. I tried various plant groups but didn't have much success yet! :)
Get seeds, soak in water (rain water if you can) put the container in a cupboard for 2 days. Remove container and add seeds to a paper towel, add water to towel, put it in a cup and back to the cupboard. Check daily for root tails and plant when you have a few. Some seeds are slow starters.
Hola me encanto el video esta muy bien explicado y por pasos, me gustaria saber si pudieras decirme donde puedo conseguir semillas frescas de wisteria! ya sea la wisteria china o la japonesa, o ambas seria genial. ya compre una vez semillas en linea, pero creo que eran semillas viejas. intente varios metodos de germinado y ninguno se me dio y se pudrieron mis semillas, aun manteniendo la temperatura y la humedad espero puedas ayudarme lo agradeceria muchisimo! un saludo desde mexico y suerte. gracias por el video
Hola y gracias! Lamento escuchar los problemas que tuvo con la germinación de glicinas hasta ahora. Lo más probable es que las semillas no fueran viables ya que la glicina es muy fácil de germinar. Recogí mis semillas de una glicina que crece en un parque, así que eso es lo primero que recomendaría. Vea si puede identificar glicinas en un parque público o que crecen en cercas e intente recolectar las semillas a fines del invierno o principios de la primavera antes de que se abran las vainas. Si esto no es posible, ordenar en línea es la única opción, pero no puedo recomendar una buena fuente en línea de semillas de Wisteria. Tuve una buena experiencia ordenando otros tipos de semillas en www.rarepalmseeds.com y www.rarexoticseeds.com para que pudiera probar una de estas o buscar otros vendedores con muy buenos comentarios de los clientes con respecto a la tasa de germinación de semillas. Perdón por los errores de idioma, solo hablo un poco de español, así que utilicé el Google translate.
Hello, I planted from seeds for 15?years it never flowers. It died in the winter, back to life in spring! Do you have any suggestion? Thanks! If any of you got flowers, please share your experiences how yours are flowers.
What do you mean when you say it dies in winter? Loosing its leaves during winter is normal for wisteria. If you have more serious dieback you may be living in a place where winters are more harsh? Dieback could a cause for your wisteria not flowering. If it has a vigorous growing season it should flower the next especially after 15 year.
I saw this video some months ago, I finally bought the seeds some days ago and I'm glad to comment that this method is amazing, all of my seeds germinated and I'm now waiting for them to fully sprout in the little containers I put them into, so thanks for inspiring me to give this plants an opportunity to grow and spreading this great method around
Glad to hear you got such a good germination rate. It means you got some pretty fresh wisteria seeds. Thank you very much for the feedback and good luck with your wisteria seedlings!
Hi! I received some wisteria seeds and I put them in a glass jar for 3 days then I removed the access of water and now waiting for them to sprout is that the way you did it?
Also I did another method that I found on TH-cam I took 10 seeds put them in a jars for 3 days then I removed the outer brown shell and I see it sprouting and place them in a plastic container with paper towel on the bottom and placed the bottom and on top of the seeds and poured water so the paper towel is soaked.
When you put your seeds in water did you put the seeds in direct sunlight? I’m new to this and I would appreciate your feedback?
Thank you
I can never find wisteria seeds in stock where do u get them from
How long did it take. I followed this exactly and it's been a week and nothing
Also I collected the seeds from a friends plant and took seed pods from last year
I think it’s wonderful that you give step-by-step instructions on how to germinate the osteria seeds.
I followed your procedure now that they have all sprouted. I have put them into the potting soil and now I’m just waiting. I will send pictures once they start to grow. Thank you very much. Your video was most informative. I have planted three in one pod because I’m going to experiment and braid them as they grow , I’d like them to grow into one tree.
Mahalo nui loa ❤
I was given 2 pods and forgot them in the car! Of course they popped out in all directions! While vacuuming I found the seeds, pooped them into a jar of water and hoping they will sprout. Your video gave me hope that they might sprout after being in the car for a month or two! Thanks!
Lol. I left mine in the house on top of a china cabinet. One popped while I was away. Seeds where everywhere!
Your poop will help them grow big and strong, how is your wisteria poop seed doing today?
Thank you so much for your presentation. I bought the seeds online and tried for a couple of years but couldn't succeed. On the other hand, seeds seeds collected from my existing garden, sprouts with out any effort, just placed in a designated location, and within a month, almost all the seeds germinated. I have more than 30 new plants in different ages and am planning to make bonsai. It is a great pleasure and satisfaction to see the results from seeds to a complete flowering bonsai!
The problem with seeds purchased online is that in most cases they are too old and have lost their germination capability. The seeds I'm using are fresh seeds collected by me.
Sound like you have quite a collection of wisteria plants. I'm sure they will make nice bonsai.
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I just got my seeds and excitedly planted them. I'm glad that I saw this video right after. Thank you so much blessings to you and everyone in the chat
Glad to hear you found the video useful. Good luck with your germination process. I hope you get good results.
Helpful video with clear instructions. I checked your channel for a follow up video (since this one is 2 years old) but I may have missed it. Is there a follow up video for these wisteria plants?
Thank you very much for your video. My husband originally brought me a bonsai kit and we followed the instructions that came with the kit initially, but none of the seeds grew. We found your video and we bought fresh wisteria seeds and we followed exactly what you did and all the seeds are growing really well now. 😊🙏
Wonderful! Happy to hear the video was helpful! Good luck growing those your wisteria into mature plants!
Many thanks for this very informative video. I got a Wisteria seed kit for myself and unfortunately it did not sprout. I followed the instructions but my seed rotted. So, I've bought some seeds and have set them in water just now (25th September 24) and I'll update my comment as time progresses. Hopefully more luck this time
*Update* 4th October 2024 My Wisteria have not germinated yet. I've done everything by this video and nothing has happened as of yet. I'll leave the seeds in the jar, giving them fresh air evety other day. I'll keep posting updates as they come
*Update* 12th October 2024
3 of my Wisteria have finally sprouted. Little white sprouts have come out of the seed 😁 They have taken a few weeks but they are sprouting. I'll let the sprouts grow more then I'll pot them individually and hopefully they'll grow. I'll update as they grow
*Update* 18th October 2024:
2 of the seeds did not make it 😢 Started to rot and grow white mold. The sprouts went brown and died. The 3rd one is now in a pot. No mold on it and the sprout is growing. I have set another 3 seeds up in water to soak in the mean time in case I get another failure. Come on remaining seed 👊
*Update* 28th October 2024: So the seed in the soil hasn't grown at all. Just stopped for some reason. I've taken it out of the soil and nothing. Discarded it. The remaining 2 seeds from the jar have been placed in a mini plastic greenhouse on my windowsill. I put the seeds in tissue paper and in a zip bag. Left in the mini greenhouse for 5 days and 1 of the seeds has grown a long, healthy sprout. Much healthier than the ones left in the jar. So, I'm going to pot that one and place it inside the greenhouse. I'll update once I have more details. The mini greenhouse gets about 6 hours of sun and it gets humid in there. Seems to work because I've been able to get some Norwegian Spruce to germinate in there too. I'll update with more details later
*Update* 11th November 2024 My 1st Wisteria in the pot is growing nicely. A green shoot has just popped out of the soil 😁 A 2nd seed has grown a sprout so that has too been put into a pot of soil. So good progress so far. I've left them in my mini greenhouse and they seem to love it in there. I'll update as I they grow
Thankyou, this has been the best education and exactly what I needed and here for. Have a great day blossom's!
Great help watching your video. I followed your method of soaking for about 36 hours and keept inside the air tight jar, and letting air inside every 12 hours. And I'm amazed it sprouted very quickly. thanks for the video
It also amazed me to see the high germination rate on Wisteria. I'm glad to hear you had good results and I hope your little wisteria seedlings get to grow big and healthy. Just don't make the mistake I made by putting the seedlings outside into direct sun.
How quick did they sprout mine have been a week and nothing yet
learn bonsai from small materials, thank you for sharing your knowledge
I'm always glad to share horticultural knowledge as I am to experiment and learn new things.
A brilliant demonstration. Thankyou so much. This is the start of my bonsai journey!
Thank you! Glad to hear you decided to grow bonsai. Good luck!
Very clear and simple instructions..thankyou
Thank you! Good luck with growing your wisteria!
I've just started to germinate my seeds. Thank you for this video! I'm excited for a follow up video to learn more.
Good luck with the germination process! The plants that I kept have spent their first winter outside and are now growing again. They didn't grow that much last year so not much to report yet. But I will surely make a new video once it's time to prune them.
I was just gifted some wisteria pods from someone that I just met from their plant and I rushed home excitedly and they are now in water I'm very excited I love wisteria I can't wait to see what they do❤
Thank you so much, your instructions were brilliant,
Glad it was helpful! Cheers and good luck with your wisteria growing!
Thanks for the video. I was reading a manual from an amazon kit, but this video is actually what I needed.
Glad to help! I hope you get great results with the germination process.
This inspired me to buy wisteria seeds.. (and of course anime also inspired me).. I wish I could have one of those plants.. tho I'm already late..
Glad to hear that! Did you already start their germination process?
I would have loved to be able to give the seedlings away to anyone wanting one but shipping them internationally wasn't a viable option so I was limited to offer them locally. Luckily the seeds are really easy to germinate so I'm sure you will soon have enough wisteria plants for your garden and some to spare.👍
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if you plant it using a seed. you will wait for 15 or 30 years to bloom it's first flower...
It's true that if you just plant the seed and sit back expecting it to flower without providing it with the proper care it could take this long. If it is planted in the ground in good soil, in a favorable location and you prune it correctly every year to promote blooming it will bloom much faster. Hope this helps!
There are a lot of articles on the internet which just tell you that Wisteria grown from seed will take up to 15-30 years to bloom but don't tell you more than that. And this is because many of them are written by authors without first hand experience with growing Wisteria so they just put together bits of information from multiple sources.
@@OddBonsai so, how much long it takes to bloom in your experiences?
Thank you so much, i have had a hard time growing these seeds until now.
Glad to help! I hope your next try will be a success. The quality of seeds is also important. The older they are the less likely to germinate. So make sure you get fresh Wisteria seeds.
Thank you so much for this simple straight forward approach. I just received some seeds, so just put them into the water. Excited!
Good luck with the germination! If the seeds are not too old I'm sure you will get a good germination rate.
Can you make a video to give us an update on the wisterias.
This video us so helpful. I just got a dozen seeds and neesed to know how to germinate and then plant.
Thank you! That helps tremendously. Both my Wisteria didn't make it through our several below 0 temps this year.
Fifteen years ago a friend gave me seeds which I grew in a southwest window and then planted on a trellis. I was
a complete novice and really cannot remember anything else I did. She was the expert and her seeds never produced. Weird! Anyway, thankful that I had taken a number of pictures of them while in beautiful bloom so if
I never can get these seeds to spout and grow, I do have something to remember them by. My friend has passed so
cannot get her input and since it takes 8 yr for them to bloom, I may just replace with clematis on the trellis. I've
never seen a Bonsai Wisteria so will look for it. I may even try to make one so will be following you. I appreciate
your mention to wait until they have woody growth before planting. I may put it out in the butterfly garden that
I'm planning so that I won't have the problem of it growing on and tearing up the Cedarwood of the house. :^)
Many blooms and blessings, p
Sorry to hear about your wisteria plants. I couldn't believe it when 'we heard that it can take up to 10 years for a seed grown wisteria to flower, but it must be true if yours only flowered after 8 years.
You should look up wisteria bonsai pictures online. They are awesome. I can only hope to come at least remotely close to something that beautiful.
Good luck with your butterfly garden and with growing wisteria again! Maybe you can find some wisteria plants at a local nursery for an affordable price so you don't have to way for another 8 years to see and smell those beautiful flowers in your garden again.
@@OddBonsai WONDERFUL NEWS....they aren't dead. They still look dead and I guess all the upper growth is but I took a knife and scraped several
big limbs toward the bottom and they are green! Now I've got to gently prune off the dead and see what happens. Also a few tiny limbs growing
from the bottom. I'm still going to try to to sprout the seeds but I think I
will see if I can find one at a nursery for the Butterfly Garden. Thank you so much. Blessings, p
Glad to hear they are still alive! I was wondering how cold it must have been to kill your wisterias since they are pretty hardy. You should be able to enjoy the wonderful flowers again in a couple of years.
Inspirational. Majoritatea gradinarilor spun ca sansele de inmultire prin seminte sunt mici la Glicina. 👋👌
Thank you so much for the information! I’m going to try it! I’m excited!
Always nice to see these videos ..it is really a mind freshener and soothing watch..thanks for this sharing
So nice of you, hope you found it useful!
Thank you so much! Just got some wisteria seeds today and had no clue how to grow them. Cannot wait till spring when I can buy the right soils and pots to grow them in.
You're most welcome! Glad to hear you decided to grow Wisteria. It's a wonderful plant! Good luck with growing itand let me know how it goes.
@@OddBonsai Well I finally got the supplies needed. And started the germination process two days ago like in the video with a jar of water. They...a;ready are growing roots.
That's great! Sounds like you got some nice fresh seeds. Once they germinated you can plnt them in soil. Happy growing!
I'm brand new to bonsai. The first tree I am growing is a wisteria. This was a big help. My plant is 3 weeks old and is barely 4 inches high. I'm guessing that is from my soil choice
saya dari indonesia, terima kasih berbagi pengalamannya, cara ini berhasil saya lakukan untuk menumbuhkan wisteria dari biji di iklim tropis.
Wow! Incredibly informative video. Thank you!
My pleasure! Glad it was helpful!
Have you made a video of how you made the wisteria bonsai plant? I have seeds I am just growing now for my own first bonsai project. Very excited I found your channel!
Germinating the wisteria seeds was only the first step. Transforming the seedlings into bonsai will be a long process which I will document in future videos. For now the seedlings are fine but growing slowly so I will probably not make an update video too soon. 😋
Thank you this clear advise, will give it a go now.
Thanks, glad you found it useful! Good luck with your wisteria seeds!
Thank you so very much. This video has been a blessing.
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video!
How can I help prevent burning the leaves? Gradual exposure before I actually planet in the balcony?
Thank you so much for your detailed guide, it helped so much with my germination difficulty’s. top man.
Cheers! Glad to hear you found the information useful. I hope your wisterias grow big and healthy.
Super clear info tutorial! Many thanks!! 👌🏅
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
Love wisteria and will be starting some seeds
You presentation was very good and easy to follow.
Thank you! It's an easy plant to germinate but it will be some years until you will be able to enjoy the lovely flowers. In any case the wait is worth it!
Great video, my Wisteria Bolusanthus Speciosus seeds germinated after 2 days using your technique :)
Thank you! Was wondering how much you water them though ??
Very precise and practical. Got my seeds today and most enthusiastic to try it out.
Wish you had mentioned where to place them as they grew. ie Sunny location, how often to water and when they'll
be able to be planted on an outside trellis. Any input from other gardners also welcome. Thanks so much! p
That's a good point but at the point I made the video I did not have much experience with growing wisteria from seeds myself. In the meanwhile I found that the young plants prefer lots of light but are sensitive to hot summer sun so better place them in indirect light. I have am mature plant in my garden and it has no problem growing in full sun. You can safely plant it in the ground once it gets a woody trunk 50-100cm tall. Hope this helps.
Just bought some seeds. Hopefully they grow!!
The purple Cascading Wisteria are everywhere in Alabama. The blue I have not seen. But I'm going to have both in my yard.
You are describing the things you do, this is the best thing , for that I have subscribed your chance.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you find my videos useful.
@@OddBonsai I had been brought a westariya sidling from Tarki, it is huge , flowers are not much, can you say how it will bloom moor !
I am from Bangladesh.
I have a 5 or 6 years old wisteria planted in my garden. I usually prune it at the end of summer and I found this helps getting more flowers next spring. If I don't prune it it will concentrate more on growing new branches.
@@habibajaved9794 Now I see you live in Bangladesh. Do you get cold winters where you live or is is more like a warm tropical climate? Lack of a wintering period couls also influence fliwering on wisterias from what I read.
@@OddBonsai thank you so much ! For the first time I became amazed to see a westariya bonsai with full bloom, and wish to have a bonsai like that, last around 22 years I am constructing my won bonsai and I have more then 100 bonsai of my won.
If you make a video of making a plant of westariya from branch it will be appreciated!
Your video is very good, can i ask a question? Whats the white stuff on the black pot?
Heya ! I'm trying to grow one of those big wisterias to plant them in my backyard, not bonzais, any tips or any tutorial i can follow?
What an effective way of germinating a wisteria plants. Good thing with that method is assure of a 100% survival rate. Good tips also my dear friend. Fully watched my friend.
Seeing how easy it was to germinate these seeds I'm pretty sure they will germinate just fine if they are put directly into soil. It's no wonder wisteria's are considered invasive in some regions. Thanks and take care!
The "velvet" involving the 'seed pods' is amazing. Whoever discover a way to 'extract' it ...
I took my seeds from some pods that had dropped off my wisteria which last year had hundreds of pods. The pods are still there from last year and haven’t exploded or twisted. However the seeds I germinated took about a week or so and hey presto little inch high sprouts have appeared!
Merci pour votre vidéo. Quand peut-on les mettre en terre?
Les plantes de glycine sont fragiles dans leurs premières années, il est donc préférable de les cultiver en pot pendant un an ou deux.
Thank you for the really clear explanation on growing the wisteria from seed! May i also check what type of fertilisers would you recommend for them?
Thank you for the feedback. I use a balanced NPK fertiliser for my wisteria. Something like 5-5-5 or 10-10-10. You can also use some general fertilizer for flowering plants in autumn when it reaches maturity and starts to flower.
@@OddBonsai Ah.. I have 14-14-14 osmocote, would that be suitable as well?
Yes, should be ok as long as you follow the indications on the fertiliser package.
@@OddBonsai Great! Thank you!
Wonderful video. I would love to adopt 1 of the plant!! Please send it my way.
I still have several left and I would be glad to offer you one but I don't think they would survive international shipping especially since they have grown a bit since I filmed the video.
Were there follow up videos? I typed in Wisteria in your main channel and only saw this video with "Wisteria". I bought a kit with multiple seed types for my wife for Mother's Day and it contained Wisteria, Japanese Maple, Judas Tree, and several others. I was hunting around for more information on Wisteria.
Awesome video man Great job ! Very helpful !
Thank you! Glad to hear it helped you!
Amazing! I just starting growing them now, when i put them in a moist jar after hydrating them, one of them starting growing white mold on the top of it????
Thanks for the informative video. What suggestions do you have on keeping the seeds moist without the mold? I have not had much luck of germinating the wisteria seeds. I look forward to your advice.
Too much moisture and too little fresh air usually encourages mold. In my case, letting the jar "breathe" every day or so helped in keeping mold away. If germinating in a jar like I did in the video did not work for you, you could try using the wet tissue approach. If that doesn't work either then I suspect the wisteria seeds could be too old and have lost their ability to germinate .
Thank you 🙏 I appreciate your well done video 👏💓
Thank you for your wisdom!!
You are very welcome! I wouldn't necessarily call it wisdom, I'm just sharing my experience while growing various species that I own.
@@OddBonsai LOL! 🤣❤ I know what you mean...I'm no where near as great as this yet! But I'm coming along, LOL🤣❤
Thank you! This is very helpful.
Thanks! Great to hear it helped! Happy growing!
Awesome detailed video
I love your video, and the way you explained it, thank you very much.
Thank you, glad to hear you found it useful!
When do you start pruning to thicken the trunk?
If the seedlings grow well you could start pruning them from the second year.
Well done brother I also tried wisteria seed germination a few months back but was not successful. A friend of mine gifted me 5 seeds, but they are a little smaller than your sprouts.
Thank you my friend! I remember the video and I was curious what kind of seeds you had. I asked Meet Gangwani and he said your seeds were Bolusanthus speciosus (tree wisteria). The ones I use here are from Wisteria chinensis which grows like a vine. Sorry to hear your seeds did not germinate, it would have been nice to see you make a bonsai from them.
@@OddBonsai Yes!
My sister's mother has a wisteria plant and she brought me home a seed so I did this method and it worked exactly like he said it would same amount of days and everything mines root popped out on day 5
Thanks for informative video after transferring in bigger pot do we have place it in bright sunlight or in less light ?
When you're just bringing them out after germination it is best to put them in indirect light. Leaves grown indoor will get easily sunburned.
Do you put these young plants away when the winter comes? Or leave them out? Thanks
Wisteria is a frost hardy plant so I leave them outside. Plants in small pots may suffer more from very cold temperatures so you can provide some extra protection by burying them in a thick layer of mulch.
Such a great video
Thanks, you are so kind!
I would love a couple of your extra pots of Wisteria :)
I'm sorry, but unfortunately there aren't any left (besides the ones I repotted to grow as bonsai). If you can get your hands on some seeds they are really easy to grow.
Could you tell me how it takes for the plant to mature and and grow and how many years will it begin to bloom??
Since I just germinated my wisteria seedlings this year I can not estimate how long it would take for them to mature and bloom.
The closest thing to what you are asking about is the experience that I had with my garden wisteria which was propagated from a rooted cutting about 1m high. It took maybe 2 years for the first flower to appear, and maybe after 2 or 3 more years it was already producing a lot of flowers in spring.
I just bought/got into bonsai and my first 3 types I’m trying is the wisteria, Japanese fire tree, and Sakura cherry blossoms bonsai ,,, I know you haven’t posted anything in over a year or at least I can’t find any videos but is there any future videos coming out that you can give any more tips?
Thank you for the video! Also, I didn’t know about the seed dispersion and got quite surprised in the middle of the night. 🤣🤣🤣
Glad you found the video useful! Yeah, it was a nice searching the house during the night for the source of strange noises. 🤣 And I woke up 2 or 3 times that night , since not all the seed pods popped at once. It was only the next day that I found seeds all over the place and then I read about the popping. Lesson learned! 😋
@@OddBonsai lol. Yes. In fact, I didn’t know what it was when I found the first seed. 🤣. Very helpful video.
@@carltonwalton9819 Ha ha, well now we both know 😁 Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!! Blessings
You are so welcome! Cheers!
This just reminded me that I was given wisteria seed pods last year and need to plant them now. What direction does the seed pod get planted in after at sprouts? It looks like they were put in with the sprout portion facing down. Is the sprout the root or the plant? If it’s the plant I would think it needs to be facing upward when planted.
The sprout is the root so it will want to grow downwards. The leaves of the plant will grow after that from inside the seed.
Dear sir, could you please tell us which season to plant them in the garden? Is it okay to plant them in August and let the plant dry out in late automn? I live in Montreal, Canada. Does the young plant withstand the Canadian winter? Thank you for answering my questions.
do the wisteria have a strong smell I'm doing the paper towel method and I'm not sure if there moldy or just naturally smell strong, and do you know how long they take to germinate I put mine in the baggy a week ago and haven't seen any growth?
I don't remember the smell of the soaked seeds being particularly strong. I would say it was similar to other large seeds that I've germinated, like an acorn, if you ever tried germinating one of those. If the seeds are viable you should first see them swelling up and then you should see the embryo cracking open the outer shell of the seed. As you can see in the video some of my seeds sprouted in a bout a week while others took a little bit longer. Do you open the bag occasionally to let in fresh air? This is important to avoid molding.
If I have the seeds that came from a big Wisteria bush outside, can I store the seeds dry for a while since I’m not ready to produce new plants yet? I’m mostly wondering if the seeds will go bad. Thank you for the video.
I would love to see an update of those seedlings! Are you thinking of making an update?
They're not very fast growers so they only got an extra set of leaves since I posted the video.
I intend to document their development so I will make an update video with the 2 that I kept to grow as bonsai either this autumn or next spring when some trimming could be required.
That's great good work😊
Do I use regular potting soil or cow compost? Thanks, great video. 😃
I used regular potting soil but compost should also be good.
What an excellent video. I'm going to try it but I'm worried that it's too soon to attempt germination even inside....It's almost New Year and I think there isn't enough sunlight. Should I wait until March?
If you have a south facing window where you could place the seedlings after they germinate you could try it. The winter solstice has passed so days are only getting longer now. Then in spring you can move the seedlings outside.
Thanks for the video thumbs up.
Thank you too!
thanks for your tutorial, its very clear. By the way, where do you keep seed in the jar when waiting them germinating? in the dark or light place?
I kept the jar in a darker corner of a room. It wasn't completely dark.
Great help thanks👍
Glad it helped. Cheers!
Can you create a video From seedlings to bonsai plant
This is a very informative video, thank you! I may have missed it but could you tell me how often you watered them?
Thanks, glad to help. I don't usually water on a schedule. I just check the soil and make sure it doesn't get to dry up completely.
Hi.
When would you recommend removing the pods from the tree
I would remove them in winter until early spring. Once weather starts to get warm the pods pop open so you might not find any seeds in them.
@@OddBonsai thank you
Great video. I love the look of these in bloom.
Thanks! Me too! I can't wait for the large one from my garden to flower. The sweet smell of the Wisteria flowers is also great!
Hi, I just collect my seeds and I will bring them soon to my mom in Lithuania they have cold winters there till -25 degrees. Should my mom start to grow them now or is better to keep it for spring? And how about to bringing them out when is the best time after how many weeks?
how long should I wait to transplant Flame Tree seedlings ?
Thankyou very much 👍
You are welcome! Glad you found the video useful!
What size pots do you recommend for their first pots? When do you know when to repot?
I think for their first year a 10-15cm diameter pot should be ok. I can't give you repotting advice specific to Wisteria but in general you want to repot when the root system start to outgrow the pot.
How often do I have to pour them with water?
I don't follow a particular schedule. I just check the soil and if it starts to feel dry I water them.
@@OddBonsai Ok thanks
Do I have to wait for the pods to bust open on their own or can I just cut them open?
I guess you could cut them open. When they bust open on their own it's a good sign that seeds have reached maturity. Make sure you collect the pods in late autumn, or better yet in winter to make sure the seeds have matured.
Cuantos dias las tengo que dejar en agua ?
I soaked the wisteria seeds in water for three days, and then I only kept them in a humid environment.
@@OddBonsai las guardo en frasco cerrado sin agua?y cuantos dias tarda en germinar?
@@solsito603 Yes, a closed jar or you can also wrap them in a wet paper napkin. Just make sure you keep them moist so they do not dry up.
As you can see in my video germination can take from one to a couple of weeks. It depends on how fresh are the seeds.
The video was really interesting, thanks for sharing! Best of luck with your Wisteria Bonsai.
I’ve never seen these seed pods on my wisteria and so I am curious if you’ve ever propagated wisteria from cutting? 👏🏻
Yes you may grow them from cuttings laid flat half buried in soil. Place pot in plastic bag to retain moisture.
Awesome video, it helped a lot with my seeds to get them grow :)
I'm always happy to hear that the information that I try to pass on through my videos was helpful. Thank you and I hope your Wisteria seedlings grow nice and healthy!
Stephan, I see a future Wisteria forest in your collection.
Ha ha ha! It would be quite a huge forest planting since the leaves are so large.
I would be really happy if I manage to get something nice out of the two that I decided to keep.
It's a pity we don't have anything similar to your bonsai club (KW Soc.). I could have given the seedlings away to club colleagues.
@@OddBonsai Where do you live again? you probably mentioned it before but I don’t remember. Maybe you can just pot them up or leave them in the ground for natural growth, maybe they will turn out to be really good and you can use them later. You could also join the KW bonsai society for now at least, all the meetings are virtual right now.
I live in Romania.
Yes, putting some of them in the ground could be an option (thanks for the idea) but not all of them. I think I got 20 or so seedlings, enough to start a life size forest :)
When I mentioned the club I was thinking more about the live interactions in which you swap or give away trees/seedling/cuttings in addition to the knowledge sharing part. I know you're mostly meeting online know but still you manage to squeeze in something like a trunk swap and I would be glad to participate in something like this. I tend to plant all the seeds and cuttings that I get so it would be nice have where to give some away from time to time. I tried various plant groups but didn't have much success yet! :)
@@OddBonsai yes the interaction could be difficult, you would have to fly over and attend a meeting... yes this is a problem.
@@MaybeBonsai Yup, attending live meetings would be a bit problematic :)
BTW, do they really accept overseas members?
Get seeds, soak in water (rain water if you can) put the container in a cupboard for 2 days. Remove container and add seeds to a paper towel, add water to towel, put it in a cup and back to the cupboard. Check daily for root tails and plant when you have a few. Some seeds are slow starters.
When should I pluck the seed pod? Should I pluck it when it's starting to turn (lightly) brown, or when it's still green, or wait till fully brown?
Hola me encanto el video esta muy bien explicado y por pasos, me gustaria saber si pudieras decirme donde puedo conseguir semillas frescas de wisteria! ya sea la wisteria china o la japonesa, o ambas seria genial. ya compre una vez semillas en linea, pero creo que eran semillas viejas. intente varios metodos de germinado y ninguno se me dio y se pudrieron mis semillas, aun manteniendo la temperatura y la humedad espero puedas ayudarme lo agradeceria muchisimo! un saludo desde mexico y suerte. gracias por el video
Hola y gracias!
Lamento escuchar los problemas que tuvo con la germinación de glicinas hasta ahora. Lo más probable es que las semillas no fueran viables ya que la glicina es muy fácil de germinar.
Recogí mis semillas de una glicina que crece en un parque, así que eso es lo primero que recomendaría. Vea si puede identificar glicinas en un parque público o que crecen en cercas e intente recolectar las semillas a fines del invierno o principios de la primavera antes de que se abran las vainas.
Si esto no es posible, ordenar en línea es la única opción, pero no puedo recomendar una buena fuente en línea de semillas de Wisteria. Tuve una buena experiencia ordenando otros tipos de semillas en www.rarepalmseeds.com y www.rarexoticseeds.com para que pudiera probar una de estas o buscar otros vendedores con muy buenos comentarios de los clientes con respecto a la tasa de germinación de semillas.
Perdón por los errores de idioma, solo hablo un poco de español, así que utilicé el Google translate.
Si eres de México en específico puedes encontrar semillas de wisteria en MercadoLibre, yo conseguí 10 y todas germinaron
Hello, I planted from seeds for 15?years it never flowers. It died in the winter, back to life in spring! Do you have any suggestion? Thanks! If any of you got flowers, please share your experiences how yours are flowers.
What do you mean when you say it dies in winter? Loosing its leaves during winter is normal for wisteria. If you have more serious dieback you may be living in a place where winters are more harsh? Dieback could a cause for your wisteria not flowering. If it has a vigorous growing season it should flower the next especially after 15 year.