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Tomuri Male Fuzzy Kiwi — the fruit
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Kiwi · Dave Wilson Nursery

Tomuri Male Fuzzy Kiwi

The male partner for Vincent. It bears no fruit of its own, but one vine pollinates up to eight females. Plant it with Vincent where the pair can have afternoon shade, shelter from wind and acid-amended soil, which means mid elevation more than the low desert.

Chill hours
200 chill hours
Harvest
Blooms April to May; bears no fruit
Pollination
Male pollinator; one vine covers up to eight Vincent females
Mature size
Vine 15–20 ft; trellis or pergola, prune each winter
Cold hardiness
Cover while young. Fuzzy kiwi vines handle about 10°F once hardened off (species figure). New spring shoots are very frost tender, so cover young vines and fresh growth if frost follows leaf-out.
Heat tolerance
Needs afternoon shade. Give it afternoon shade, steady water and wind shelter, like the females. It bears no fruit and is grown only to pollinate up to eight females, such as Vincent.

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The male partner for Vincent. It bears no fruit of its own, but one vine pollinates up to eight females. Plant it with Vincent where the pair can have afternoon shade, shelter from wind and acid-amended soil, which means mid elevation more than the low desert.The first self-fertile fuzzy kiwi, so one vine is enough, with egg-shaped fruit that has fuzzy brown skin and green flesh. The best bet in Arizona is a sheltered mid elevation spot with afternoon shade and steady water. In the low desert, heat, wind and alkaline soil scorch the leaves and yellow the vine, so expect a struggle.A well-regarded fuzzy-skinned kiwi bred for low chill, with sweet fruit, but it needs a male Tomuri vine nearby to crop. It fits the milder parts of mid elevation with shade, shelter and acid-amended soil. In the low desert, heat, wind and alkaline soil scorch leaves and yellow the vine, so give it afternoon shade and expect a struggle.
HarvestBlooms April to May; bears no fruitLate September to October at mid elevation; may stall in low desert heatOctober to November at mid elevation; uncertain in low desert heat
Chill hours200 chill hours100 chill hours200 chill hours
PollinationMale pollinator; one vine covers up to eight Vincent femalesSelf-fertile; a male such as Tomuri nearby can improve the cropNeeds a male such as Tomuri; one male serves up to eight vines
Mature sizeVine 15–20 ft; trellis or pergola, prune each winterVine 15–20 ft; trellis or pergola, prune hard each winterVine 15–25 ft; trellis or pergola, prune hard each winter
ColdCover while youngCover while youngCover while young
HeatNeeds afternoon shadeNeeds afternoon shadeNeeds afternoon shade
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