Tomuri Tender Kiwi, Male
Actinidia deliciosa
- Zones: 8-9
- Chill Hours: NA
- Looks: The pollinizer for the familiar, fuzzy skinned kiwi fruit is a woody vine. With large, heart-shaped, rounded leaves and some creamy flowers in spring, Pretty ornamental plant as well as a pollinizer for the Vincent female kiwi. It needs the support of a trellis or can be trained on heavy wire as an espalier.
- Personality: This male vine does not produce fruit.
- Facts of Note: Kiwi vines can take off and grow up to 30′, so be sure you have a sturdy trellis or system of wires to support them. Plant in full sun or part-shade, with weekly irrigation (more in hot spells) and fertile, well-drained soil. Hardy to 10-15å¡F. Best fruit appears if there is a winter chill below 32å¡F.
- Pollination: Tomuri is the male vine that pollinizes the female vine, Vincent. If grown in the center of a group of Vincent vines, 1 Tomuri can pollinate up to 8 Vincents. If you are growing the tender kiwi vines in a line, then plant 1 Tomuri after 3 or 4 Vincents in a row.
