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["David Jackson" <dave@kiwiberry.com>]

Kolomikta does best when grown in 70 to 90 percent shade.

The female will lose variegation (pinks and whites) fast than the male in 
more significant light.

Male kolomikta do not produce fruit.  

Some nurseries sold A. Arguta females coupled with Kolomikta males.  That 
doesn't work.  The flowering schedules are off 15 to 25 days.

Willis Orchard sells Meader self-fertile male, great pollinator, but will 
never produce fruit. Another spin for actinidia nursery roulette.  

Cleft grafting is the best bet to change sex or variety in most actinidia.  
Growing a kolomikta underneath an arguta is not advisable as the bottom plant 
will surely intertwine with the top plant negatively affecting the management 
of both.

Regards,
Dave
Zone 6 - Central Pennsylvania

David Jackson
Kiwi Berry Organics
1701 Toby Run Road
Danville, PA  17821
www.kiwiberry.com
dave@kiwberry.com
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This happened to me on two separate occasions before I knew better.
Of course it took 3-4 years to figure out the problem.

~mIEKAL

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:28 PM, David Jackson <dave@kiwiberry.com> wrote:

> Some nurseries sold A. Arguta females coupled with Kolomikta males.  That 
> doesn't work.  The flowering schedules are off 15 to 25 days.