I would like to grow myself a nice bonsai, but i don't really know where or how to start, i was thinking of propagating a wisteria bonsai because my grandmother has a big wisteria plant in her backyard and i think it's really beautiful.I would very much appreciate it if you could tell me how to correctly propagate it, what type of soil should i use, and if you could share some bonsai growning tips and maybe what kind of tools do i need.Thank you!!
P.S. I am well aware that bonsai require a great amount of patience but that isn't that much of a problem for me.
At the risk of being a bummer--Wisteria doesn't make nice bonsai. It makes tolerable bonsai that is tolerated only because of the blooms. Wisteria is a raging horror to deal with as it grows and grows and grows. It only looks nice for about one week in May when it blooms (which can be very difficult to get it to do. Has a lot to do with age and proper pruning). After that week, it becomes and unruly monster--with growth dominating just about everything within ten or fifteen feet of it. You have to control that growth if you want blooms the following year. That requires extreme pruning at the right points on the vine.
Using a cutting too being one is an exercise in futility, since all you will be doing for the next five years or more is growing it out to develop a trunk big enough to hold blooms up off the ground.
Another species of tree, such as an elm, or the like is much more satisfying as bonsai.
If you're set on a wisteria bonsai, ask your Mother if you can dig up the ENTIRE WISTERIA TRUNK next April. The species is quite tough and resilient and can take 95 percent root reduction and removal of top growth....