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  • From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] kiwi flower report.
  • Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:34:36 -0500

Caren, what variety of male & female do you have? Have you tasted the fruit
yet?

All 4 varieties of kolomikta that I have set fruit this year, I might have
to have a kiwi tasting party!

Arguta flowers always seem to break about 2 weeks after the kolomiktas so
they should open soon

~mIEKAL



On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 6:49 AM, Caren Kirk <quirky@videotron.ca> wrote:

> I too have been reading this thread with much interest. I have a male
> and female kolomikta located right next to each other which had a heavy
> flower set last week (no chance of frost damage there!). Since then the
> weather has been horrible (wind and rain) so haven't been out much to
> study pollinator activity, although I have to agree that the bees seem
> to be much more interested in the blueberries and other blooms right
> now. However, I really feel that the overall number of pollinators in my
> garden are down this year (not for lack of choice of bloom!). I even
> resorted to a bit of hand pollination for my pears, peaches and apples
> (I don't have that many trees), as I have some practice with my indoor
> lime tree. It was unusually cold when they were blooming.
>
> But for the kiwi I am just going to see what happens. It would be nice
> to have a good fruit set this year. My real problem with it at the
> moment is that it is growing like crazy. It's on a trellis near some
> steps to the house and you feel like it's about to attack you every time
> you walk past. Can I safely prune it at this point?
>
> Caren Kirk
> St. Jerome, QC
>
>
> On 6/13/2011 6:54 AM, Matt Demmon wrote:
> > So, I've been reading the kiwi pollination thread with much interest,
> > because 3 out of my 6 argutas are covered with flowers this spring. They
> > were planted in 2008. 2 of the flowering plants are ones I grew from
> seed. I
> > was eagerly awaiting their opening, to see what sex they would be!
> Luckily,
> > it's very obvious. One male, one female, no mystery or extra parts. Lucky
> > me. The female's ovaries are already quite swollen, and it looks like the
> > fruit set is very good. The other blooming plant is an Anna. It appears
> to
> > have both male and female parts, and bloomed a little later than the
> > seedlings. I didn't think Anna was self-fertile, so I'm guessing the male
> > parts are duds. Anyone know? The flowers are quite pretty, and smell
> nice. I
> > wasn't expecting that, since someone once told me that hardy kiwi flowers
> > aren't very showy. Given, they are small compared to a hydrangea, but
> > they're bigger than a lot of flowering plants.
> >
> > -matt
> > z5 se MI
>




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