kuntrygal
Texas ~ Zone 8
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject: How do I kill Wisteria? |
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Does anyone have a tried and true way of killing Wisteria that is literally taking over? I googled and found several things that might kill it, but nothing that was real effective. I'm sure it will take more than one season to get rid of the d*mm stuff. It is beautiful in trees (although I am sure it eventually kills them), but I want it OUT of my yard! Can anyone help>>> 
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Droopy
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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If the Wisteria have thick stems, try and put copper nails in them. I know of several people who have banged an annoying tree full of copper nails in order to get rid of it, and the trees obediently died.
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Yes it does have thick stems. I will get some copper nails and pound them in! Hopefully mine will be obedient as well. Thanks for the tip Droopy. 
If anyone else has tips, please let me know. I will try all of them at once !!!!! Might be an over kill, but I want it gone.
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travelingbooklover
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Hey Kuntrygal, This won't be any help at all but it is a funny story. I had wisteria growing wild in SC. I was desperate to get rid of it, tried everything I could think of- and yet my mother wanted to grow it in her garden. I tried to warn her, showed her the damage but she still wanted it so she took cuttings of my wisteria. Now she regrets the decision. I pruned without mercy, begged it to leave my garden in peace, made bargains, nothing worked. I finally learned to live with it but I pruned it hard every spring. I haven't heard of the copper nail treatment- please let us know if it worked! Good luck!
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stratsmom
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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The best method is to plant it in my yard Guaranteed to die.
Deanna
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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OK Deanna, that sounds like a deal. Now just to get it there.  Are you saying that your thumb isn't green???
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stratsmom
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I have a green thumb on certain things!! The wisterias I've tried didn't like my cold winters 
The tulips, daffs and peonies love them though 
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Michelle in NM
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject: Killing a wisteria |
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I am from New Mexico, where it it largely desert. It is ironic to me that you want to kill a Wisteria while the two Wisteria I have planted in my dry, sandy, hot, windy, back yard have been nurtured so they can have a chance of surviving! I don't know how to kill a Wisteria, except to bring it here and not supplement it with water and nutrients. 
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:11 am Post subject: |
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I bought copper nails and pounded about 2 dozen in the stump. It didn't kill it. It is now starting to flourish again. May try burning the stump! 
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glendann
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Did you get pure roundup and not water it down and pour it on the mother plant?I know the hard way and I have no choice but to let it go but have about 25 trees gone that it has killed.
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kuntrygal
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I'll try the Round-Up concentrate. There has to be something in this world that will do it!
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mtathome
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Being a wisteria lover, I'm plugging my ears. My wisteria arbor is my favorite place! LOL
I hope you can get yours under control though.
wisteria arbor ( photo / image / picture from mtathome's Garden )
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stratsmom
Southern Oregon
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I LOVE THAT!!!!!!!
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Debby36
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I am in Eastern Washington, and I have tried repeatedly to get Wisteria to grow. Isn't it funny? Kind of like the old saying "One man's junk is another man's treasure". The Wisteria arbor is beautiful!!!
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