Pruning Wisteria

First of all, is it a Chinese, Japanese, or American wisteria?

Which way do tendrils twine? To decide this, look at the vine from ground to tip. Check as if you were looking up the vine.

• Clockwise? Chinese (Wisteria sinensis) or American (Wisteria frutescens)
• Counter-clockwise? Japanese (Wisteria floribunda)
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Natives for Shade

Coffeeberry 

Lucky you! You've got dry shade. Why not plant some of the wonderful shade-loving summer-dry non-riparian California natives?

These are the plants we see in the shady oak/bay canyons and slopes of the East Bay hills.