How to Replant From Wisteria

Locate a sunny area where you want to replant from the main wisteria vine. It should have a minimum of six hours of sunlight per day.

Dig a hole 2 to 3 feet wide and 24 inches deep. Scuff the sides of the planting hole. The best time to replant wisteria is late in the winter or early spring before the buds burst.

Amend the soil with 3 to 4 inches of well-rotted compost. Backfill the planting hole so it is half full.

Examine the ground where the main wisteria plant is growing. Find a sucker shoot that is 1 to 2 feet tall.

Insert your spade at least one foot away from the stem of the wisteria, if possible. Continue to push the spade into the ground, going all the way around the plant. It is important to get as much of the soil with the root ball as possible.

Pry back gently on the root ball to bring it out of the ground. Immediately carry the uprooted wisteria to the new planting hole. To better keep the soil intact, wrap a tarp around the root ball and place it into a bucket, cart or wheelbarrow.

Insert the root ball into the planting hole to check for depth. Adjust the amended soil if needed. The place where the trunk meets the roots is the soil line. Do not plant the wisteria any deeper or shallower than it was originally growing.

Remove the tarp if you used one, and center the wisteria's root ball in the hole. Push the amended soil into the hole, around the root ball. Tamp the soil with your hands as you fill in the hole to eliminate air pockets.

Water the wisteria to a depth of 16 inches.