For years when people asked me about bonsai, I was hesitant to use that word — the ‘B’ word — Bonsai. It meant something more than most of my trees represented, so I would say, “Yes, but I like to call them Potensai…They have the potential to one day become bonsai.” My trees AND I have gotten much better, but there are still occasions, and there are still plants that make me feel this way. One such is a wisteria planting I have kept around for a staggering 16 years.
In fact, this is multiple wisteria plants. Back in 2004 I collected a few tiny wisteria vines and for years kept them in individual pots. I over worked them, repotted too often, pruned too often, and never really gave them a chance to develop into anything. A few years ago when I decided to start…
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