Its supposed to be in a similar window, it is one of the supposedly earlier-ripening varieties. I will know this fall, my Exbury is blooming for the first time.

I added the new El Dorado kiwi from the USDA this spring, its a chinesis thats supposed to ripen very early. We'll see.

Scott

Thanks for the info. That is good news about your exbury blooming this year. I remember you were growing 'blake', is it also blooming this year?

I planted the Blake a year or two later and its still pretty small with no blooms.

Scott

I ordered a exbury from Raintree and it has about 6 blooms open now. I never realized before how attractive kiwi blossoms can be. Since I have no male kiwis blooming it will be interesting to see if any fruits form. Of course being in a container they may abort anyway.

Following up on this.. Exbury is no earlier than Saanichton, both are still hard and sour. Exbury is a lot smaller, maybe 1/3 the weight per fruit, so its not looking super good at this point. I will pick the fruits before the first deep freeze and put them in the fridge and see how they are in February.

Scott

Scott,
Thanks for the updated info on Exbury - doesnt sound all that great! I did not get a fruit to form on my potted specimen - no real surprise there. Did you get a good crop on saanichton this year?

Yup I got a ton. It produces well every year, the only wait is for it to get going. The fruits are bigger than the grocery store version as well; they taste about the same.

Scott

Scott,
How was the taste of your 'exbury' kiwi and how would you rate the flavor compared to 'saanichton'?