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Thu, Sep 12, 13 at 9:08
| I have one female fuzzy kiwi vine that failed to grow a "trunk" in its first year. How do I induce it to grow a trunk in the second year? |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Thu, Sep 12, 13 at 9:13
| In a few years it will be growing more trunks than you ever wanted. It can take them a few years to get established but watch out after that. Scott |
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- Posted by steve_in_los_osos CA 10a/Sunset 17 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 12, 13 at 11:48
| You can cut it back to three or four buds and start again in the Spring. |
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- Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 12, 13 at 11:53
| So if I cut it back to three or four buds and start again in the Spring the effect will be about a years development delay? |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Thu, Sep 12, 13 at 13:05
| Just leave it be and it will pick up where it left off next year. For grapes they say cut it back so you get a continuous trunk, but the kiwi will look like a continuous trunk in a few years anyway. Grapes are more likely to branch from that spot. Kiwis will put out shoots from everywhere in future years, in particular from the ground. Scott |
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