How to Dig Up a Wisteria

Wisteria is a beautiful flowering vine, reaching heights of 25 or more feet. It is a choice vine throughout much of the warmer climates, but many varieties grow well in cooler climates, down to U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone 5. It can, though, be quite aggressive if not pruned regularly to keep it under control. If you decide to get rid of the wisteria in your landscape, you can try to dig it up.

Pruning shears
Saw
Spade
Pick

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the wisteria in your landscape as soon as possible. Ideally, a wisteria should be dug up when it is still a young plant. Mature wisterias have extensive root systems that will be difficult to remove completely.
- 2
  Cut the wisteria down to the ground. It will be much easier to dig the roots out if the plant is out of the way. A saw may be necessary for the thick, lower branches.
- 3
  Dig the roots out using a spade or pick to cut through the roots. Get as much as possible, but note that wisteria roots can run deep and under the garden, grass and other areas, so getting it all will be near impossible.

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