Kiwi Fruit Dwarf Female and male(Grafted) – Fruit Plant

Kiwi botanically known as Actinidia deliciosa belongs to the family Actinidiaceae. It is a strong-growing perennial twining vine with small leaves and bright red stems and is popularly known by its shortened version as ‘kiwi’. Most kiwi plants are dioecious; that is, they bear either male or female flowers, but not both. It is a high Source of Vitamin C, Sleep Inducer, a Good Source of Dietary Fibre, which Helps in Digestion. It has a fibrous, dull greenish-brown skin and bright green or golden flesh with rows of tiny, black, edible seeds. The most successful state in growing Kiwi are HP, UP, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, etc.)

TEMPERATURE – Temperate & Subtropical climate (Winter temperature should be 7-10 & summer temperature should be below 35 Degree celsius)

MAXIMUM HEIGHT – It is a dwarf variety, can reach up to 20-25 feet.

BLOOMING YEAR – Flowering occurs during early spring to early summer.

FRUITING TIME – It starts fruiting within 1-2yrs, sometimes you will receive with fruits.

YIELD – 25Tonnes/Acre

CARE TIPS

It needs one male plant for every 10 female plants and our plant is a female dwarf plant.
For growing Kiwi, it needs 700-800 chilling hours(means winter temperature should be in between 7-10 Degree celsius).
Deep, rich, well-drained sandy loam soils are ideal for the cultivation of kiwi. A soil pH is slightly less than 6.9 results in maximum yield when compared to high pH.
You can grow either in a pot or directly in the soil.
If growing in soil, then a pit the size of a minimum of 1.5*1.5ft is needed, and later fill the pit with cocopeat+vermicompost+other organic compost + Fertile Garden Soil(50%).
Protect the plant from the hot scorching sun, especially for the 1st 1-2years with a green net/shade net.
Training is required to establish and maintain a well-formed framework of main branches and fruiting arms.
The supporting branches are erected even before planting the vines or thereafter as early as possible.
The distance between plant to plant should be 2.5*3feet between plants to plants.
Watering is very important, Kiwi does not like to grow in water-logged soil, always make sure that water is drained out from the pot.