[NAFEX] tastes like pineapple

Lee Reich lreich at hvc.rr.com
Fri Sep 24 05:51:55 EDT 2010


Once Actinidia establishes itself, it seems to increase in cold hardiness and resistance to late spring frosts, perhaps by creating its own microclimate. I also protect mine by wrapping them in their early years.

Usually, it does take about 8 years before A. arguta flower, but I do have one 'Anna' plant that started bearing after 3 years. 

Actinidia kolomikta, which also bears delicious fruit, typically starts bearing only a year or two after planting. It's also much less vigorous (which is good) and ripens about a month earlier than A. arguta. Unfortunately it begins growth earlier in spring so is somewhat more subject to late spring frosts. The males have beautiful, variegated, silvery pink leaf color. Issai may be a hybrid of the two species. Despite claims, I found it to be little or not at all self-pollinating.

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On Sep 24, 2010, at 1:08 AM, John S wrote:

> ~mIEKAL,
> 
> It needs significant protection the first few years, especially from the sun and wind.  If you can find a special place, it might work for you.  It seems to languish a few years, establishing roots and base stems, before it finally takes off.
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> --- On Thu, 9/23/10, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] tastes like pineapple
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 8:37 PM
> 
> Pat, it's all about getting a male/female match...  the first 3 males I had didn't work so that chewed up 12-15 years of waiting..  the meader male flowered in 3 years (not a lot) but I think by next year it'll really start putting out.
> 
> ~mIEKAL
> 
> Issai hasn't made it in Zone 4b for me...  I'd love to make that one work.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 7:00 PM, John S <swim_at_svc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I dug out my biggest one I have this spring.  Had it for 10 years and it only occasionally flowered.  The male I have of the same age has never flowered.
> 
> However, I have the variety Issai that flowers and produces fruit every year.  It is self fertile, but some years drops all the fruit before it matures.  It is far less vigorous than the other ones I have.
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> --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Pat Armstrong <rancher at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
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> From: Pat Armstrong <rancher at carolina.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] tastes like pineapple
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 2:47 PM
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> I hope I don't have to wait that long.....I planted my male and female this past fall.
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> P
> Z-7b US
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