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["hector black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

I think it's partly that older vines have lots of reserve buds which come 
out an bear fruit if the first flush of growth is frozen (as often happens 
here).  I think older vines (like older people) get wisdom!  They don't leaf 
out quite so early.  Since the blossoms don't show in the new growth for a 
while, you might not notice that frost was the cause of slow bearing.  I 
think that's partly what happened to us.
   Hector Black  zone 6 middle TN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kieran or donna" <redherring@tnaccess.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] kiwi pruning


> Dylan,  I think the nurserymen are not honest about how long kiwis take to
> bear.  If I remember, Hector Black's took 12 years to bear, but it has 
> never
> looked back since.  I know it's made over 300 lbs fruit in a single years,
> but I think it may have run far higher since.  Donna
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