Kiwi Fruit – Determining Sex of Vine
![kiwi 2 - Copy | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener fuzzy kiwi, Actinidia chinensis](https://t9e4s3i5.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kiwi-2-Copy-600x547.jpg)
Q: I’ve had a kiwi vine growing great for six years, but no kiwis! I’ve learned I need a male and female vine. How do I know what sex I have ?
A: If your fuzzy kiwi vines flower, it’s not terribly hard to determine their sex. Male flowers will have a strongly yellow center due to the pollen-bearing anthers. Female flowers are much more white due to the cluster of stigmas.
See these pictures:
Fuzzy kiwi, Actinidia chinensis, female flowers:
Fuzzy kiwi, Actinidia chinensis, male flowers:
Here are pix of flowers of hardy kiwi, Actinidia arguta
Oregon State guide to kiwi gardening
![1529017140-name-that-plant-1 | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener kiwi female 2](http://www.walterreeves.com/wr2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kiwi-female-2-scaled.jpg)
kiwi female flower
![1529023963-name-that-plant-1 | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener kiwi male flower](http://www.walterreeves.com/wr2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kiwi-male.jpg)
kiwi male flower
![kiwi 2 - Copy | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener fuzzy kiwi, Actinidia chinensis](http://www.walterreeves.com/wr2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kiwi-2-Copy-scaled.jpg)
fuzzy kiwi, Actinidia chinensis