Wisteria is beautiful, but don't be fooled: It can climb onto and kill your trees. The best thing you can do if a wisteria has attached itself to one of your trees is to cut it off at the base. A wisteria that climbs a tree can strangle it. Don't worry, the wisteria will grow back.

Is wisteria harmful to trees?

Vines like wisteria can damage a tree in this way. They can also strangle the tree's limbs and trunk with their twining. Smaller vines and those that grow slowly don't necessarily harm your trees. ... But these vines, too, can cause problems for your trees so you'll want to watch their progress.

Can you grow wisteria up a tree?

Wisteria can be trained to grow up into the canopy of a small tree, but this may damage the tree over time. If grown into a large tree, pruning will be difficult and the flowering will be effected if the leaf canopy is dense.