My Edibles: Kiwifruit Vines

Hardy Kiwifruit - 74-49F female

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She's not old enough to have fruited yet but she is a lovely vine - smooth stems and much smaller leaves than the normal male.

WINTER 2010: dry weather had set in, I wasn't getting home early enough to water and she was regularly suffering from dehydration. Being that it was nearly time to prune her I pruned her before she lost all her leaves to stop her drying out but it got rainy a few days later and her wounds got infected with some feral slimey mould. At first I thought a kookaburra has been pooing on her. I brought her inside, cut the sick bit back and cleaned the wound with 70% EtOH which didn't work.

I tried garlic and commercial fungicides (begrudgingly) but they had no effect either. I got desperate and figured that if I had a manky wound I would use Detol on myself. I soaked a cottonball and left it on the wound for a fortnight. The ooze dried up and then when spring came she was right as rain! So pleased!

LESSON: use bitumen to seal wounds and do not assume that dry weather will hold!

Spring 2011: we have our first flower buds!!! The boy doesn't seem to be wanting to play though and has only just started getting leave let alone flowers. He has ONE PURPOSE in life so he had better get a riggle on otherwise I will get another boy for her! Grrr!

Summer 2011: Nope. He didn't perform. GR GR GR GR GRRRR!!!!

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Normal male kiwi

Kiwifruit - Male

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Very vigorous! You could very nearly watch him and see him growing! Make sure that you keep him under control. He doesn't have to be enormous to get his job done.

I would like to try grafting a female to him and get double bang for my pot space but I don't know anyone with a female vine. Anyone in Newcastle willing to offer me  a piece next time they prune?

Spring 2011: No flowers this year. Very cross! I got flowers on the kiwiberry but nothing on the male. I am thinking that I will graft a piece of her onto him next year and maybe her hormones will encourage him to flower at the right time? Admitedly he might not be a dud, he might justbe too young?

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: it is the pollinator

Kiwifruit (Seedling)

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Plants almost died in full sun position. Moved to a more sheltered position with free draining soil, and they have picked up considerably.

Requires male and female plant. Only the female produces fruit.

Jan 2012 - No fruit or flowers as yet.

Planted: 1998

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Kiwiberry (wild Kiwifruit) (Seedling) ^8/10

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I bought this because it's self fertile, small size, hairless fruit, and because I wanted an edible climber for one of our sheds. It's growing really well, deciduous in winter. Flowered spring 2011 and appears to have a few small fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Sheep manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Kiwifruit - H4 Female

Kiwifruit - Male

Kiwifruit - Male ^6/10

Planted: 2011

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Kiwifruit - Female (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: - It grows over the guest house providing shade in summer and letting light through in winter. the male died years ago and fruit set has been minimal. Two years ago i planted another male and i have high hopes for good pollination and fruit set this year.

Planted: 1990

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: No

Kiwifruit - Hayward Kramer Female

Kiwifruit - Dexter (female)

Hardy Kiwifruit - 74-49F female ^6/10

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love kiwi

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Cross Pollinator Variety: kiwi berry

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic

Organic Status:Certified

Kiwifruit - Male ^5/10

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the femails are great tryed 3 males always die :(

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Kiwifruit - Bruno (female)

Kiwifruit - Bruno (female)

Kiwifruit - Male

Kiwifruit - Male ^1/10

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Died - drought year

Planted: 2009

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Kiwifruit Sweetie (Female)

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purchased from daleys 10/2000 only started to fruit in last two years as the male started to flower after 8 years for the first time

Kiwifruit - Hayward Kramer Female

Pollination: No

Kiwifruit - Male ^5/10

Kiwifruit - H4 Female (Grafted)

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Also have male and Bruno. Just purchased. Poblem with kiwifruit in SA is hot dry summer. Will plant these in shade house area to increase humidity and reduce damage from hot dry winds.

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

Kiwifruit - Hayward Kramer Female

Kiwifruit - Hayward (Cutting)

Comments: - I think they drowned during heavy rain. Some root and leaf die-back. Lifted them up 20cm onto mounds and added lots of gypsum. Put drainage holes into the surrounding clay. Lots of new growth.

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Hardy kiwifruit (female)

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A cutting that has started rooting, I'm hoping it keeps going!

Growing: In a Pot

Hardy kiwifruit - Issai

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Self-pollinating, small smooth fruit

Kiwifruit - Hayward Male

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Trellis

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Kiwifruit - Hayward Female

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Trellis

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Hardy Kiwifruit - 74-49F female

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See 'Kiwifruit - Male'.  An attractive, deciduous vine. Looking forward to the fruits!

Kiwifruit - Male

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Kiwi fruit vines look truly lovely in spring and summer, with their layers of fresh green leaves. Mine is climbing up an old Hills Hoist. I have the male and the female planted together (of course) and was delighted to see two flowers for the first time this year.

Hardy Kiwifruit - 74-49F female

Pollination: Self Pollination

Kiwifruit - Dexter (female)

Pollination: Self Pollination