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Kiwi sex #565694

Asked May 30, 2019, 9:32 AM EDT

I have 2 hardy kiwis that I thought were male and female. I've looked at the flowers from each and realize they are exactly the same. I just can't tell if they are both male, or both female. Can someone look and help me? Thank you!

Washington County Oregon

Expert Response

Thank you for sending us your gardening questions.
You made a good observation, yes both sets of flowers look the same and are all female, the same thing happened to me when the plants were tagged  incorrectly. Notice that the Female flowers have a well-developed ovary with long sticky stigmas in the center see this link:
You could buy one male plant and keep the females if you want extra fruit, enjoy your kiwi fruit!
Click to - To find extension locations Thanks for using Ask Extension-Terry Hart, Oregon State University Master Gardener Volunteer Replied May 30, 2019, 5:21 PM EDT

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