Everybody wants to know what it is and when I tell ‘em, they just want to know more. Ok
ay now, all at once:
- Yes, it’ll bear fruit - someday. My three vines finally started flowering a couple of years ago (after 6 years in place), so I have hope.
- And no, the fruit won’t look like those furry brown things we get in the grocery store. They’re more berry-sized and reportedly
delicious with cereal. - They require male and female plants together to flower and fruit.
- It’s deciduous but definitely woody.
- It’s happy with only a half-day of sun.
- It’ll grow at least a foot a week during the season, so I warn that it’ll "eat your house" if you’re not careful.
- And like possibly all vines, it’s high-maintenance as hell.
*Make that Actinidia for the botanically exact among us.
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sandy 10.12.06 at 10:51 am
We just build a pergola this summer and I cannot decide what to plant on it. First it was maybe Rambling Rector rose, then I was thinking grapes of some sort. Now that it is fall I’m thinking maybe a virginia creeper. Decisions, decisions…
Pam 10.13.06 at 8:15 pm
The vines look beautiful! I have the less hardy kiwi vine (I think) - Actinidia deliciosa (not arguta). I bought a male and a female plant (or so I was told…) - they’ve been in the ground for 7 years now, and I’ve yet to see a flower. I don’t mind so much - the vines are just wonderful - but boy would I love it to bear fruit!