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Matua

Variety of Kiwi · Actinidia deliciosa
Early to mid-flowering male pollinator with a long bloom period.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses3
🇳🇿 New Zealand 1930

Profile

Parentage
Männliche Actinidia deliciosa Selektion
Pollination
dioecious – separate male and female plants

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Male cultivar with no usable fruit; very pollen-rich.

Growth

Vigorous male vine with a long, early bloom. Good partner for early cultivars.

Yield

No fruit yield; one male pollinates about 6–8 female vines.

Notes

Preferred pollinator for early-flowering cultivars such as Bruno, Abbott and Allison.

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