HOUSE OF WISTERIA!

by Beverly M. Applegate
(Center Line, Michigan, United States)

I LIVE IN CENTER LINE MICHIGAN A SMALL SUBURB NORTH OF DETROIT. I'VE LIVED AT MY HOME SINCE 1988. THERE WAS ONE WISTERIA TREE IN THE YARD FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS 32 MORE WISTERIA TREES HAVE POPPED UP AND FLOWER AS SMALL AS ONLY A FOOT HIGH. THEY ARE NOW IN BLOOM AND ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! I DO NOTHING TO THEM AND ALL FLOWER LIKE CRAZY. I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE. THEY HAVE EVEN COME UP IN THE FRONT OF MY HOME. THEY ARE NOT A VINE. THEY COME UP AS ONE MAIN TRUNK AND GROW BRANCHES FROM THAT. AND THEY GROW FAST DOUBLING IN SIZE EVERY YEAR. THE ORIGINAL TREE IS ABOUT 15 FT HIGH. THEY ARE SO GORGEOUS, A VIOLET PURPLE COLOR. THEY CONTINUE TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT MY YARD, EVEN OUT TO THE SIDE STREET. THE PICTURE IS ONE OF SEVERAL GROWING NOW OUT FRONT OF MY HOME. SEE HOW THERE IS ONLY ONE MAIN TRUNK.