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- From: "Kiwi Korners" <kiwidj@ptd.net>
- To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:58:01 -0500
Hardy Kiwi Propagation:
If you are working with young plants,
you should get several shoots that grow from the original woody
vine. You should train one of the larger shoots, as a trunk, up the bamboo
to the top wire. A second shoot can then be arched from the ground, back
into the ground, and then up again (this is a type of "layering" process which
Ron mentioned). The buried portion of this alternate shoot will produce
roots within a growing season, but it will also extract vigor from your primary
vine. Eliminate the remaining shoots.
The method in which we have achieved the
most success is:
Utilizing "pencil sized" diameter scion wood
cuttings which should be taken in late
spring. Select non-flowering, vegetative growth that is 12 inches or more
in length, and has started to harden off. They should be 5 - 6 inches in length, which will have
approximately 5 buds/nodes. You can accelerate the hardening off
process of young shoots by nipping the end off, and waiting about one
week.
Rule of Thumb - If you can crush the cutting
in-between your thumb and your index finger, it's too early. As the soft
green shoots mature, they will develop a waxy like coating.
The shoots at this stage will be stiff enough to push into rooting medium
without bending.
Remove all of the leaves from the cutting except
for one leaf at the top and cut that leaf in half. At the bottom of
the scion wood, cut entirely across the last bud/nodule diagonally. The scion wood can be dipped in rooting hormone and placed in
a 50/50 mixture of perlite and vermiculite. Keep the cuttings in the shade
and water frequently. You should achieve a transplantable root ball within
six weeks. We have achieved a 6 foot high trunk with cordons established
within two years. The plant should flower in its third
year.
Vine Ratios:
In regards to arguta male/female planting ratios,
we find that a 4:1 works very nicely. We have achieved over 200 lbs.
of marketable fruit on several vines that are over 60 feet in length,
and eighteen years of age.
Kolomikta:
As for the Kolomikta vines keep in mind
that they enjoys 50 to 70% shade.
The Cornell Minor Fruits website, http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/mfruit/kiwifruit.html,
pictures were take at our farm approximately seven years
ago. The top image is of Ananasnaya before Western flower
thrips found them attractive. The center image is shows the
early formation of raised beds, and the beginnings of better orchard
management. The last image is a flower from a Japanese "round" Issai
vine.
David Jackson & Holly Laubach
Kiwi Berry Organics 1701 Toby Run Road Danville, PA 17821 Zone 6
www.kiwiberry.com `
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[NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi,
Kiwi Korners, 01/10/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi,
Hal Love, 01/11/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi,
Mark and Piper, 01/11/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi,
Hal Love, 01/11/2007
- Re: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi, Lon J. Rombough, 01/11/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi,
Hal Love, 01/11/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi,
Mark and Piper, 01/11/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] Propagating Hardy Kiwi,
Hal Love, 01/11/2007
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