Long Awaited Kiwis
I planted the male kiwifruit vine and Vincent (female) kiwi vines in January of 2004, and we have been patiently waiting for our first fruits. George, the dog, accidentally root pruned the female vine a little more than two years ago and we have been getting tons of female flowers on it ever since. I was starting to think the male would never flower and thus pollinate the female. However, the male did end up flowering this year, but I only found two male flowers, and it was a little later than the Vincent (female.) After 6 years of waiting, we finally picked our first crop of Vincent Kiwi! It was a tiny crop of just 15 kiwi fruits, but the first ones we have tried are the best kiwis I have ever tasted. My daughter and I were doing the happy dance on Sunday when we tasted it. The fruit is about the size of an extra large egg and the flavor is traditional kiwi but stronger and very aromatic.