Vincent Tender Kiwi, Female

Description

Actinidia deliciosa. The Vincent Tender Kiwi is a highly productive female kiwi vine known for its sweet, juicy, smooth-skinned fruit. These medium-sized kiwis are perfect for fresh eating or adding to desserts and smoothies. Vincent vines thrive in full sun and well-draining soil, requiring moderate chill hours and a male pollinator, such as Tomuri, to produce abundant fruit. This vigorous grower is ideal for backyard gardens or small orchards, climbing trellises or arbors with ease. With its exceptional flavor and ease of growth, Vincent Tender Kiwi is a delicious and rewarding choice for kiwi enthusiasts.

• Zones: 8-9
• Chill Hours: 300
• Looks: The female for the familiar, fuzzy skinned kiwi fruit is a woody vine. With large, heart-shaped, rounded leaves, creamy flowers in spring, and fuzzy fruits in summer, this is an ornamental as well as edible plant. It needs the support of a trellis or can be trained on heavy wire as an espalier.
• Personality: Flavor is classic kiwi tartness with a hint of strawberry. This female vine produces medium-sized fruit of very good quality. Fruit develops better size if thinned. Vincent is one of the best varieties of traditional kiwi for low chill areas.
• Facts of Note: Tender 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 10-15°F. Best fruit appears if there is a winter chill below 32°F.
• Pollination: This female vine needs the male Tomuri Kiwi Vine. 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.

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