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  • From: Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Growing hardy kiwis - multiple varieties: same hole?
  • Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:58:54 -0500

I can't imagine anything, even another kiwi, outcompeting a hardy
kiwi. I just pruned mine. What a mess. ;)

-matt

On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> In order to save space, is it ok to plant both the fruiting female hardy
> kiwi along with the male pollinator in the same hole; or will only one
> (likely the male) thrive and, eventually, displace the female?
> As an alternative, is it ok to plant the vines, each, 10 feet away from a
> tree - both being on polar-opposite ends from each other, so that they both
> head for the tree (coming from opposite directions) and then meet up when
> the climb the tree.  I have a huge oak tree with all the lower limbs cut
> down, so the tree would be a good nature trellis/host for the 2 vines.  Or
> would still, one out-compete the other?  If so, I would think the vine
> would still live, as the first 10-feet (before the tree ascent) would be
> free of mutual competition.
> Thank you,
> Steve; NJ
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