Winter Pruning Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia)

[@telb3841]

I have a rambling kiwi vine which I haven't looked after properly because I thought it was never going to fruit. But today I found a score or so of little kiwis, so now I need to prune it and get it back in shape for next year. Your video was super helpful. Thank you.

[@janice8695]

One of the best pruning videos I have ever watched!

[@HowWereLivingGardeningChannel]

Thanks for the video! I’m hoping to get a few Issai vines planted next spring.

[@tulrai4324]

Really good information useful I like so much thank you.

[@agpawpaw5912]

You have nice patch of hazelnuts on background!

[@s.gilkeson6775]

Very helpful, thank you! An alternative to mulching up the cut vines is to use them in "weaving." I love hardy kiwi vine for making wreath shapes and even as wattle fencing. It is such a pliant strong vine, it is very easy to use ornamentally in my yarden!

[@d.-beck7205]

Oh, this is so helpful. I was already convinced that a hardy kiwi needs to grow on my unused woodshed, but this additional info is so great that I can not wait to get the plant. I would love to make small woven fences to give my garden a bit of structure, but did not know where to get all the material from. Wonderful!

[@chenolan8678]

Awesome! I live in the PNW so this is particularly apt. It would be great if you would consider posting your June and August pruning as follow-ups.

[@robertwilman9995]

Please do!!

[@ontherocksinthesoilmichael6739]

Thank you Angela. I didn't know there were winter hardy kiwi!

[@jimfoodvideos]

Thank you so much from London, England. Clear advice with charm and enthusiasm. Keep it up please!

[@garden-needs]

I've got kiwi jenny. Self fertile had loads fruit need to prune it soon.

[@EthelGreen-dd2xi]

I have had Kiwi that were purchased from Hastings in Atlanta, so they are old. Thank you for all your information on managing them. Sometimes fruit, sometimes none or few. I feel I can make my vines more productive now. Your video is priceless.

[@kaylanoorlun]

Local is great! Clear and straight forward. --Fellow Willamette Valley citizen.

[@jameskniskern2261]

I don't often advocate for purchasing new tools, but I recently purchased a battery powered pruner. Very fast action on the blades, and makes thousands of cuts on a charge of a battery. Comes with 2 batteries. Highly recommend picking one up. Worth the $129 if you do hundreds and hundreds of cuts. I do. And my hands thank me for it. Thanks for the video.

[@mikecf1]

When did you remove the wood that previously fruited??

[@nv6679]

Thank you for putting this together! We have a kiwi growing on our new property and as I was out pruning our apple trees yesterday, I looked over at it and realized I had no idea how to care for it. Perfect timing! If you're familiar with grape vines, maybe a video on that?

[@JazzMeUinFLUSA]

Thank you so much for sharing. I have kiwi vines and I am still waiting for it to fruit.

[@MultiEldridge]

Really informative; thank you very much!

[@artigpenn]

This is so useful. I love your channel! I live in Norway with some similar circumstances (the warmer part of the country with lots and lots of rain, little snow and dry summers), so your videos and tips have been very helpful :)

[@jonathanstephens7015]

Portland, Oregon is a Mediterranean climate and considerably warmer than even the mildest parts of Norway. No winter month has an average low under freezing. High temps below freezing are very rare. In fact, we can grow many subtropical plant species like agave, feijoa, and Japanese citrus like yuzu, sudachi and the hardiest satsumas. Though in one respect it’s probably very much like Norway, in that the winters are nonstop rain. At least the rest of the year is fairly dry.

[@bamzerdaniel1997]

I grew few kiwi vines from seeds from fruit for +10 years now (I know it’s not gonna taste the same as the fruit I got them from) I was not understanding why it’s not flowering yet. Thanks to your video I just realised I have been pruning off the fruiting branches in the past years 😭😭😭

[@onthefarmwithsmokymist47]

Have you ever grown in a large pot ? I am in East TN, and have grown Anna and Meader Male in huge pots for about 6 years, but never even seen a bloom. Very healthy, but I've never pruned them either.

[@HavaWM]

Thx for the video! I am wanting to grow a hardy kiwi up and over the south side of an outbuilding here on the farm. Bc of the location of the building, we can’t plant any shade trees to help keep it cool, and it’s the main place that my husband works during the summer, so I’d like some help cooling it down. If I get any fruit from it, I’ll consider that a bonus! Thanks again for the informative video!!

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

Oh my gosh. Thank you…My hardy kiwi looks insane right now. I don’t know where to start, it swallowed a 12ft arbor.🤣

[@sheilahenry7279]

Can one grow hardy kiwi on a chain link fence & look natural & bit unruly or would it make a mess. I don’t mind messy as long as it’s functional

[@sheraleethomas]

Excellent video! I’ve been trying to get a hardy kiwi for two years and finally got one a couple weeks ago. Just waiting to put it into ground. Your information helped me to make a better choice with regards to location. Much appreciated!! Do you have Maypop? Would love a similar video on those hardy fruits!

[@olomad6722]

In kiwi, straight growing twigs often die. The strongest are the two-year-old ones growing sideways. They are thicker and stronger. This is easy to see when cutting. And it's not the frost that causes the twigs to die. Very often they die when they are weak and shaded.

[@olomad6722]

9:22 it is a good example. Its normal in my Weiki kiwi.

[@Doktracy]

When should I expect my hardy kiwi to start fruiting? I’ve had them for about 4 years in North Carolina.

[@jimmierodgers1597]

Me too

[@karenbarnes4728]

I`m just south of Portland and don't really have room for 2 plants..would Issai work since it is self pollinating?

[@jreagle58]

I have googled this issue with our kiwifruit and cannot find anything even remotely related. The core of our fruit is hard. No matter how long we leave it on the vine, no matter how long we let it ripen off the vine the cores remain hard. Any help would be appreciated.

[@d.-beck7205]

Thank you, Angela. Another great and very informative video. 🩵 I will either buy Jenny or Cinderella and hope that full sun from mornings to at least 1pm will be sufficient to get enough vitamin c for the winter time. I hope a wintergreen Clematis will help hide the ugly woodshed when the kiwi berry is bare. 😊

[@donatadavid-brown2698]

Hi, i just planted Geneva kiwi berries. This is the second year. I have 1 male and 1 female. The male looks like it's growing well. But the female new growths are stunted...leaves super tiny and clustered. Can you help me troubleshoot this issue?

[@reubenpilli6549]

I have a doubt: The "fruiting wood" that you are showing - the ones with cup shaped bumps...Are they not actually branches that already fruited last season, and those cup shaped areas are where the berries were, which were plucked off?

[@melstill]

I've been wondering how I need to prune these. I have a one year old plant (in my ground) that hasn't grown too much since it was planted. I'm hoping it's just getting it's roots in and will take off this year.

[@fe6646]

What type of shears are you using?

[@generalsmedleybutler340]

Can it attach and hold on to a vertical surface like English ivy?

[@allicupero]

Hi Angela - Thanks for all you share!! I was planning on growing my first hardy kiwi over a large wooden pergola. I'm wondering now if that would be impossible to prune. Do you have thoughts or a recommendation for me? are grapes easier to prune? help!!! 🙏😊

[@JS-mm8fr]

Awesome video and info. If you have any advice on growing these in zone 10 (I know, but we’re gonna try) or know anyone that does, please let me know. I have little hope, especially for our reds

[@tinnerste2507]

Can you twist or braid it into a tree like wysteria?

[@Ontariogardener2022]

I have had mine for years 4 both male and females none have bloomed

[@jimmierodgers1597]

Me too

[@0425kharvey]

How old/matured is this kiwi?

[@graysgram]

So, we’ve been pruning ours all wrong, which explains it’s lack of fruit the past few years. When we do have fruit, it’s much more than my husband and I can eat. What do you do to preserve them?

[@agpawpaw5912]

Will that fruiting twigs produce next year? Look like no flower buds on my

[@happy.cerecita]

Hi Angela, I planted 4 hardy kiwi in early spring last year, so about 1 year in ground. They are in full sun on south side of home. Last summer I got a lot of die back/damage from heat scorching (The Arizona like weather in Portland last year didn’t help!). I’ve been thinking to replant them in part shade instead. You mention they need full sun and that is what One Green World had recommended. Do you think they will become hardier as they age? As always, thanks for the encouraging and knowledgeable videos!

[@juliaisprobablyalreadytaken]

Hey @cereza After reading your comment I wanted to chime in. I’m in the mill park neighborhood and I planted 4 hardy kiwi (3 from OGW and one replacement from Tony’s) and they all slowly died too. They all had south-facing morning sun until about 3 pm and then afternoon shade. I ended up giving up on the kiwi and planting more grapes because they all did well. I’m kinda bummed the kiwis didn’t work because my family loves them. I wonder if climate change is affecting how easy they are to grow in Portland?

[@muffininorbit]

I know this is an old comment, but I wanted to say that I live in Portland as well. And I’ve taken to intentionally shading things more than is recommended in the area. I’m convinced standard practices haven’t caught up with climate change yet. I planted some blueberries in an area without any shade when an expert swore up and down they’d be fine. After two years they look like they’ve been covered in lighter fluid and torched. The rest of the row gets some shade but otherwise the same treatment, and they’re lush and happy. Did you know that inner Portland is actually already considered zone 9? We call Portland 8b because that accounts for the majority of the city. But there’s talk of changing that the zone designation out here too.

[@CliffsidePermaculture]

I have an Issai but it is not too keen on actually finishing ripening unless i am very harsh with trimming off shoots through out the green season. Otherwise it drops All it's fruit before its ripe - pretty annoying!

[@CliffsidePermaculture]

@Rok n Roll i believe it's somewhere in the range of 11-14 years. Zone 6, Pennsylvania.

[@CliffsidePermaculture]

@Rok n Roll cool! Welcome to your kiwi!!

[@09anutka]

SO CONFUSING, STILL DONT KNOW WHICH ONE TO PRUNE???

[@evelynbagnasco7293]

You forgot to say when to prune, how much etc.

[@09anutka]

I HAVE MINE KIWIS FOR 8 YEARS, NEVER FLOWERS, NO FRUITS, WHY???????????????? I VE NEVER TRIM THEM EIATHER...

[@user-ws7jn2gu9s]

protecting mine from rabbits trimming them down is my issue

[@paulvanreenen6986]

Hi Angela Is it true Kiwis take 7 years to start bearing fruit? Loved you videos.

[@paulvanreenen6986]

Would you please send me some cuttings to root? . Both sexes . I will gladly pay you. They are very hard to get in Texas.

[@bamzerdaniel1997]

I grew few kiwi vines from seeds from fruit for +10 years now (I know it’s not gonna taste the same as the fruit I got them from) I was not understanding why it’s not flowering yet. Thanks to your video I just realised I have been pruning off the fruiting branches in the past years 😭😭😭