I have seen a couple of bonsai wisteria, lately, that were really lovely.  And I realize that when it isn’t blooming, it may not be impressive.  But, I’m interested in giving it a try.

Yesterday, I went to Caitlyn’s house to get a wisteria yamadori.  She has been fighting a battle with it since she bought this house.  And her neighbors love it. So, it is, ultimately, a losing battle.

She is working from home during the pandemic.  I didn’t see her.  But, she knew I was coming and she left a couple of masks she had made on the porch for me to send to my child who is about to start back to work on Friday, too.

One of the things I am aware of is that larger trunks make for more interesting bonsai.  So, I went for a piece that had some size.  I had a bucket in the front seat of my car to keep the root wet until I could get it home.  There weren’t a huge amount of rootlets.  But there were some and they stayed wet until I got them home and situated.

I stopped at Home Depot to pick up potting soil (masked and distancing) and have the chunk of wisteria in a pot for it to recuperate from the trauma.  I’d like for it to begin getting a little more roots before I do anything else to it.

I watered it, again, this morning and there is some green growth in a spot on the trunk,  I’m hopeful.

I’m thinking that I will cut it down when I can tell where new growth is actually going to be.