Actinidia kolomicta- Manchurian kiwi vine

“Sentjabrskaja" (female)

Dioecious plant! Female and male plant required.

Height: 3-4m

Growing conditions in Latvia’s climatic zones: western, central, eastern zone.

Crown: vine

Flowers: white, fragrant, blooms at the beginning of VI

Fruits: sweet-sour, greenish berry, ripens VIII-IX, ripens gradually, 8-10kg can be obtained from one plant

The variety was developed at the Russian Institute of Horticulture. Plant together with the male variety ,Adam,

Foliage: green, male specimens have leaves with white and pink blotches.

Winter hardiness: good, frost resistance to -34⁰C

Growing conditions: Deciduous vines with a stem that attaches to a support by twining around it. Dioecious plants producing fruits – berries with a kiwi flavour, containing a lot of vitamin C. Fertile soils are required. It is recommended to plant in a sunny or partially shaded place. Plants should be planted 2m apart from each other, planting at the same depth as grown in the container. Does not tolerate dry air and dry soil. Fast-growing, may suffer from spring frosts.

Care:

Fertilising. In spring, before bud break, spread 30g of ammonium nitrate around the plant. Well-rotted manure may be incorporated. Later fertilise with a complex NPK fertiliser. In autumn, after harvest, at the end of September, fertilise with phosphorus and potassium mineral fertilisers.

Training: Must not be pruned in spring while leafless, because then it bleeds sap and normal growth is disturbed. Actinidias are pruned in autumn, after the first serious frosts, when the leaves have already fallen. Cut out thin, weak, broken and unnecessarily crown-thickening shoots. Vegetative shoots are pruned to obtain the desired actinidia crown shape. Mixed shoots are pruned, leaving no more than 30 cm in length.

Protect from cats (they are very fond of the whole plant).