Re: Question about climbers

On 6/10/06 6:42 PM, "maujean" <maujean@comcast.net> wrote:

> Becky....
> My neighbor across the alley has Kiwi vine.....they are about 8 years
> old...
> We are  Zone 8 and kiwi grow well here.

>> 
>>  Or growing the Kiwi Vine?  I know you have to plant male and female for
>> the fruit of Kiwi.  But before I invest in both of them, just wondering
>> what your experiences were.
>> 
>> Thanks Becky from Iowa

I wonder if you are talking about the same type of kiwi (Actinidia sp).  The
large, grocery store kiwi is Actinidia chinensis and is grown in New Zealand
and the west coast US.  There are several species of hardy kiwi, A.
kolomitka, A. arguta, which have fruit about the size of a green grape.  You
must take care to make sure you have a male and female of the same species,
as they have slightly different flowering times.


Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com

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