Re: kiwi cuttings
At 04:58 PM 8/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>After digging & moving my hardy kiwis( A.
>>kolomitka) last spring, some vines have grown back from the roots. One
>>piece has
>>been a very pretty green & yellow variegated pattern all summer. I
>>would like to propagate it but don't know the best technique. </FONT></DIV>
>> take cuttings now. wait until spring cut back the non-variegated shoots
>>and see what
>>happens next spring.
>
>I'd wait until spring, and see if the variegation returns. If it does,
>then cut off any non variegated shoots then try to root some, perhaps by
>air layering rather than taking a chance by cutting the variegated shoot
>off.
>
>Are you aware that male plants of A. kolomitka normally show some
>variegation, although it is venerally white/green/pinkish in color. If
>your plant has a yellow variegation, it might be something trying to
>propagate.
>
>Don Martinson
>Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
>USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
>AHS Heat Zone #4, Map at:
>( http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/hz1024.jpg )
>
>l*@execpc.com
Kolomikta is supposed to be variegated anyway, isn't it? See One Green
World catalog or web page at www.onegreenworld.com Margaret L
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