Re: perennials DIGEST V2 #877
Chris,
I sympathize with you (6yr.and no fruit yet)as I have the same story here..
Having spoken with a commercial(fruit)grower of these vines he explained that
that is not an unrealistic time frame at all,(and hes in an ideal climate ,Oregon
coast) often exceeding this,something that the nurseries never address with the
purchasing customer :-{ ..However considering the life expectancy of these
vines can approach 50yrs.guess thats a trade off..
Before you give up the cause,here is how to distinguish gender:
Look at the bloosoms from a side angle.Males will be a domed mass of anthers on
elevated filaments..Where as the females side angled blossom will be
considerably smaller with centered stigma(of white)atop an ovary at the base
,rimmed by anthers around the ovary. His is larger but hers is more complex..
Are your vines blooming at the same time?Mine arent,(I have 3 different
varieties,another error)so thats a clue right there as to why mine arent setting
fruits.However one can freeze the male flower, pollen and all and hand cross if
necessary..Late frosts are a fact of life here which also is a factor.
With so much time invested into these I'm not sure what my breaking point is..How
bout you?
Connie
Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
> > >Does anyone have any experience with the hardy kiwi? I understand that I
> > >need both a male and female in order to produce fruit. What is the maximum
> > >distance that they can be from each other?
> >
> > Did anyone respond to this question? If not, here's the scoop. You DO
> > need both male and female except for the variety Issai which is self
> > fertile. If you plant a variety that requires both male and female, you
> > should plant them about 12 feet apart. A single male can "service" at
> > least eight females . If space is limited, you can put both a male and a
> > female plant in a single hole.
>
> Is there any way to tell which kind you have (male or female)? I had
> purchased two plants (one each of male and female, supposedly) from T&Z
> Nurseries, but we haven't seen fruit in the 6 years that they've been
> planted. It's obvious that both plants are of the same sex, but how can
> I tell which one? Is there some easy-to-find identifying characteristic
> in the flowers? If so, we can yank one and replace it. If not, we'll
> just leave them as vines, I guess... The only other sure alternative is
> to yank them both and start over (not enough room to plant other plants).
>
> Chris
>
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