Raintree Nursery's Kiwi Growing Guide

Kiwis are one of the most delicious, nutritious, and exotic foods, but you don't have to live down under to grow this magnificent treat! This week Laura Sweany, horticulture expert with Raintree Nursery, is going to tell you everything you need to know about growing this fantastic, fun, and famously fuzzy fruiting vine! Like, subscribe, and visit us at www.raintreenursery.com for more great content!

[@naumikaur7459]

Love all your videos, so informative,to the point and you are always so cheerful. Thank you so much

[@celiamangrai7015]

Great video, packed with helpful information. So glad that you didn't show how to burry/plant the kiwi like all others do. You have a very attractive personality and fun energy. I enjoyed your video very much. Thank you.

[@2Birds1Stone_]

Me encanta el sombrero! I’m all in on some kiwis! I will be placing an order for early spring planting! Keep your wonderful videos coming!

[@KellyS_77]

This was such a helpful video :D The house we just bought came with a variety of plants and none of them seemed super well taken care of (other than one). We had a plant I nicknamed "the beast" because it was HUGE and grew like crazy. None of us knew what it was and the "plant ID app" my in-laws had was clueless as well. Went out to prune back the beast before it complete overgrew the 8ft fence. Much to my surprise, I found two teeny tiny fuzzy kiwi! It's a kiwi plant...here in the middle part of England. I haven't found too many fruits, and I'm thinking (based on how the rest of the garden was) that there wasn't the attention to pruning & training that the plant probably needed to thrive. So now I'm doing my research to see what it would take to get the plant to prosper. But also, I'm thinking that it's in a prime location of the garden, and I'm not really sure that I like kiwi fruit that much lol.

[@nickplatt1767]

Pruning kiwi seems to be different than any other fruit. Have you considered doing a pruning video? Thanks!

[@d.n.y-3069]

Hey thanks for your information, I am starting to grow kiwi, and this information really help.. Ur new subcriber from Indonesia 🙏✌

[@artigpenn]

This was very helpful! 😃🥝

[@matthewvanboven4349]

You are well suited doing these videos

[@Andrea-HeIsKing]

Lovely smile. Thanks for the info.😊

[@chopperqm13]

great video, super informative

[@Mediamarked]

Nice video. Cheerful and honest. I got some "Issai" kiwiberry plants, they've been productive since year 2, grown in pots.. The "fuzzy" kiwi's.. Grown 2 yellow ones from seed. Been frost resistant, and growing prolific.. One in the ground, one in pot, the one in the pot is 10 times less in size. Come spring, it will join the other one. The Kiwiberries will join them in the full ground too. Has been a great journey seeing them form from seed to sprout to vine. Not even fond of the taste ;)

[@PierreEvaL]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@zipporahdaleyevangelist.9983]

You are an amazing woman, great at what you do.

[@chavonnesnyman4020]

Clever lady :) Thank you very much!

[@patriciadavis7444]

THANKS FOR THE INFO MANY MANY BLESSINGS ❤❤❤❤

[@edibletropicaltrees]

Thank you, good information in your video.

[@michellevenegas1522]

This is so informative! Thank you!

[@priscillanonhlanhla2237]

Hi Thanks for this info I've got Kiwi but Iam waiiting for the rite time to transplant it to the port ❤️🙏🇿🇦

[@hayleyburrows3310]

Love your video! I have a 6ft tall fence about 8 yards long and double sided. is this enough room for a female plant to grow on?

[@ChynaRose]

Very thorough ! Thank you!

[@stuartmetcalfe20]

Can I plant the vine against my wooden garden fence with plastic trellis to train it ? Oh does it produce alot of leaves as I would like to use it as a working privacy screen ?

[@rustyscrapper]

I need to figure out how to run the vines in the winter. In the back of my head I am thinking about the raspberry bush that got squished flat and froze to a rock under the snow. That one did better then all others so I thought. Does the green vines (new growth) want to he left flat on tbe ground to get buried in the snow? If I leave them strung up will the cold freeze off the green vines every year? I should just stick to raspberries lol.

[@mr.worthington6201]

Lovely.

[@juvizaV]

Will these grow on other trees? And in the fall would you just cut it down and bring it in if it’s left in a pot?

[@benjamingill9361]

I love love love this video. Where are ya located!?

[@MANNY100123]

I've an Anna hardy kiwi does this one take partial shade or more shade?

[@Zaxten]

i never liked kiwis as a fruit but i like how fuzzy they are OwO

[@mvokado2]

What a superb video! You are fantastic!

[@nickvasilopoulos4512]

i have a couple kiwi vines in my garden but they have never flowered. Been here 6 yrs. They have decent sun exposure (northern california - marin county) but no flowers. They are planted in the ground and have a trellis supporting them. anyone have any suggestions? I’d greatly appreciate it, thank you!

[@amarugo4224]

Try the phosphorus high PH that she talked about

[@susanchristensen1500]

Hi, just ordered kiwi anna and meader, now figure where to put them. Will a trellis on cattle or hog panels work 😳

[@justice528hz3]

Do they take longer to come back after winter and why does the bark come off after winter on the male plant?

[@matrixdecoded4226]

I have an 8ft x 8ft garden bed with 5 blueberry bushes in it. There is a timber canopy structure erected over it with shadecloth to keep harsh summer sun off them. Do you think growing a female kiwi fruit vine up that canopy so the vine can replace the shadecloth eventually (in providing summer shade) would be a good fit? My concern would be if an 8ft x 8ft canopy is big enough for the vine and also whether the vine might outcompete the blueberries to the point they suffer?

[@westvirginiaminer3046]

I k ow you posted long ago, but I thought I'd suggest growing the kiwi in a large container. I started a small one 2 years ago, and I got off the discount stand. It is in a 20-gallon pot with a wooden trellis built around it. It is already over 8 feet tall and actually broke the small wooden trellis. So I had to build a 1x4 trellis around it, and it's doing great

[@virginian3390]

Is one of the kiwis you described the same as the Chinese Gooseberry Kiwi?

[@badfish2184]

thank you so much , now this was a good and informative , GOD BLESS YOU.

[@Anythingforfreedom]

Video was perfect except the volume on the music going up and down. Great info

[@crisisoflife1205]

Nice

[@michellewaite4207]

hi how can you tell the differance between a female or male before they even flower plz

[@ruthsmith2367]

Hi 🙋🏻‍♀️ I only have one plant, I didn’t know you needed two. It’s never flowered so I don’t know whether it’s male or female. Can I eat the leaves please or dry them for tea. It’s the fuzzy one and do you know the leaves nutritional value. Thank you xx

[@alexthegreat5269]

I dont know 🤷

[@OkikaHawaii]

What type to grow in Hawaii?

[@jab0993]

I live in South Florida Zone 9b. I recently got my kiwi vine from fast growing trees. I feel as though when I first got it in the mail and put it in full sun it's leaves got super crispy and I was afraid it died. I don't know where to put it and I'm afraid the South Florida sun is too hot and burns them. Please help!

[@MsSweetSunshine904]

You may have sunburned the plant. If you put it directly in full sun after it being in complete darkness during the shipping process, the drastic change may have burned the plant. Keep it in a pot in the shade and gradually expose it to more sun over the next few weeks so it can adjust to being in full sun after being in the dark for multiple days. Hope that helps!

[@anythinggoes1880]

I live in FL to. I'm thinking of getting a kiwi plant. But I don't know how it will do.

[@devonevans7173]

I need help! I am in AK and have 2 Arctic Kiwi growing over an archway and they’re intertwined and are happy, but have never flowered so I cannot tell whether I have 2 males or 2 females.

[@RaintreeNursery]

Tikes! Without flowers it is impossible to know! Male kolomikta can take up to 7 years to flower however and the females can be slow to mature as well in some regions.

[@reaganbush5686]

There aren't any videos on how to properly remove them from a tree

[@paigeburton8995]

How do you reccomend growing these in a small space for the Issai, I have a really tall tree that they could run up and chain link fence.

[@RaintreeNursery]

A tall tree is not a great idea, but the chain link fence is very doable!

[@charlesmachariah]

@@RaintreeNursery can you please export the seedlings both females n males Kenya.

[@crisisoflife1205]

Wow

[@felicitasvinco7244]

I have a male fuzzy kiwi but I don’t have a male kiwi berry. Will the fuzzy male kiwi pollinate the female kiwi berry? Thanks in advance.

[@RaintreeNursery]

Yes. Male plants pollinate female plants for both the standard and smaller kiwis.

[@charlesmachariah]

How's the propergation done.

[@melaniewilliams6499]

Thank you i thought my female was slow to flowering

[@madhanjoshi2592]

I would like to visit your farm , where is the exact Location ! can i have Location please !

[@danielhassler4470]

Do kiwis tolerate black walnut trees if root zones overlap?

[@RaintreeNursery]

Yes. Contrary to the alarm about juglone (the chemical Black Walnuts are famous for), all that juglone really does is prevent seed germination and young root establishment. An already established kiwi vine will be unaffected.

[@stevealdrich2472]

Kiwis grow in Washington? We are in Cowiche. When do we buy? When do we plant?

[@RaintreeNursery]

You can grow all varieties of arguta (hardy/grape kiwi) and select varieties of deliciosa (fuzzy kiwi) in WA and we do at the nursery. Order online and we will ship them at an appropriate time for planting (usually spring or fall).

[@manifesto8159]

I've been growing fuzzy kiwis in pots indoors in easter wa for the past few years. From grocery store bought kiwis I plucked the seeds out of. Last summer i put them outside for two days in full sun and burnt them to a crisp. put them back inside and So far a few of them have come back and started to grow leaves again. Definitely won't tolerate the sub zero temps of the winter, so will need a greenhouse that stays relatively warm year round.

[@wilfreddawi4823]

how you can identify male or female kiwi?

[@EvermontKing]

The male has a wiwi

[@rustyscrapper]

I was given a cold hardy kiwi and she was like JUST PLANT IT OK MINE IS DOING FINE. The issue is I am in growing zone 3 and the kiwi is zone 4. Some people are adamant that it's futile to grow anything zone 4 here. Others are reporting, some things are doing OK if you make sure the roots are buried deep and under mulch. And then bury it in the snow. Lol.

[@RaintreeNursery]

Mulch can help, but you may need to clear it during the wet seasons to prevent root rot. Good luck!

[@mogamatismail5961]

So how do you know which is a male vine, and a female vine...........

[@echandoaperder]

That's the question nobody tells you. Unless you wait for the flowers, in that case it's easy to tell the male and female flowers apart. But then again, it is a little late, don't you think?

[@eualeman]

Male flowers have sticks coming out females don’t

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

Why isn't there a link to your website? Have you stopped selling your fruit trees??

[@RaintreeNursery]

Pre-order season is already going on! www.raintreenursery.com

[@rbrought]

@@RaintreeNursery I seen that many varieties are currently sold out. When do they come back in stock so they can be ordered?

[@RaintreeNursery]

@@rbrought - Towards the end on January. There is a notify me button for any stock you want to keep informed on.

[@MarieM-PinkArt]

How about the Jenny ?

[@LJTomlinson1]

How can you tell a male from female plants?

[@RaintreeNursery]

Male plants are typically smaller and grow les quickly, but the only real way to tell is inspecting the flowers for male and female flower parts.

[@pumpkineater_69557]

Your kiwis look a lot like pears

[@joelrflores3981]

I love your lips!

[@mr.perfect1er933]

Ya know..ya don't have to peel the "fuzzy" kiwi's either