Introduction of kiwifruits tree types + purchase price of the day
At the end of the year, the Christmas tree is a staple in many homes, along with stockings, firewood, and hot chocolate
Everything is fine for hiking in the cold Arctic, but in the southern hemisphere, the weather is more suitable for beach barbecues
Like the island’s kauri trees, the pohutukawa (kiwifruit tree Xmas) is revered by the first Maori (a member of the aboriginal people of New Zealand
) to arrive on the island
In fact, the tree played one of the most important roles in their journey to the afterlife
At Cape Reinga, a tree overcame adversity and survived the edge of a steep cliff with choppy waves
It is said that recently deceased souls came here for the first time and climbed from the roots of this tree into the sea, where they would begin their journey through the underworld (Reinga)
This earned him the shady name “The Land of the Leaps”
The tree itself is small and is said to have never bloomed, but it is said to be over 800 years old
Another Maori legend says that a young warrior named Tawhaki (a semi-supernatural being associated with lightning and thunder
) died while trying to go to heaven to seek the gods’ help, and his blood sprinkled on the pohutukawa tree when it fell, giving its flowers a distinctive deep red color
However, these flowers are not only red but are also known for their white, yellow, and orange colors
When the first European settlers celebrated their first birthdays, they were forced to do without the distinctive sacred trees that decorate churches and homes
The Pohutukawa tree, with its red flowers in summer, is an ideal choice
It is known as the “Settlers’ Christmas Tree” and “Australian Holly”
The earliest record of a Christmas tree explicitly used for Christmas decoration dates back to 1857
A short excerpt from The Kiwi’s December 30 entitled “Māori Christmas” states: On Christmas Day, the famous Chief Patton threw a traditional party for his local friends at his Waiwara Riki home
North Shore
A large 120-foot-long guest tent erected, with tables and chairs tossed along its length; flanked by flags, branches, and crimson pohutukawa flowers (or “Christmas tree”), with the Union Jack flying to each end to recognize them as loyal subjects of Her Majesty the Queen
For his part, even His Majesty seems to love the nectar of trees
Queen Elizabeth II reportedly received a jar as a gift and ordered one every year
It is said to have medicinal properties and can be used like honey to relieve sore throats
The bark is also useful and is a traditional folk remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
The wood is very soft and the heartwood is red with a beautiful grain
However, not much has been collected due to its “threatening” status on the island
The charity Project Crimson works to protect endemic trees
Today, the tree is known as the Kiwi Christmas Tree and is a symbol of kiwi festivals at home and abroad
These trees are found in other parts of the world, such as San Francisco, where their roots can cause problems with sewage systems, in South Africa, they are an invasive species that must be eradicated, and even in the Spanish city of A Coruña, where it is named after the city’s floral emblem
However, she has always held a special place in the hearts of New Zealanders
The bark is also useful and is a traditional folk remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
The wood is very soft and the heartwood is red with a beautiful grain
However, not much has been collected due to its “threatening” status on the island
The charity Project Crimson works to protect endemic trees
Today, the tree is known as the Kiwi Christmas Tree and is a symbol of kiwi festivals at home and abroad
These trees are found in other parts of the world, such as San Francisco, where their roots can cause problems with sewage systems, in South Africa, they are an invasive species that must be eradicated, and even in the Spanish city of A Coruña, where it is named after the city’s floral emblem
However, she has always held a special place in the hearts of New Zealanders
kiwifruit tree
Kiwi grows on vigorous, woody, twining vines or climbing shrubs up to a height of 30 feet (9 m)
Its alternating long-petiole deciduous leaves are oval to suborbicular, corded at the base, and 3 to 5 inches (7
5-12
5 cm) long
The leaves and young shoots are covered with red hairs; the mature leaves are dark green and glabrous above, gray-white, with prominent light veins below
Aromatic, dioecious or bisexual flowers, solitary or triple at the axil of the leaves, with 5 to 6 petals, initially white, turning pale yellow, 1 to 2 inches (2
5-5 cm) wide, two Both have clusters centers of many stamens in both sexes, although the stamens of female flowers do not have viable pollen
Fruit oval, oval or oblong, up to 2 1/2 inches (6
25 cm) long, with a russet skin densely covered with short brown hairs, with a prominent 5-pointed calyx at the base
The young, but ripe fruit withers and dehiscences, while 5 small sepals persist at the apex
The pulp is firm until fully ripe, shiny, juicy, succulent, bright green, sometimes yellow, brown, or whitish, except for a juicy white center that gives off many fine, pale lines
Interspersed between these lines are tiny dark purple or near black seeds that are unnoticeable when eaten
The cross-section is very interesting
In some lower types, the central core is fibrous or even woody
The taste ranges from slightly sour to quite sour, a bit like a gooseberry with a hint of strawberry
Kiwifruit plant
Kiwifruit is said to be a difficult crop to grow, and many new plantations in California have failed
The soil should be well tilled to a good slope for easy penetration of the shallow fibrous root system
Fumigation before planting is important
The soil should be leveled so that all plants have the same amount of moisture
There should be good drainage and strong winds to avoid severe damage to the shoots
The vines are not facing each other but arranged alternately, typically using 18 to 20 feet (5
56-6m) spacing in 15-foot (4
5m) rows
In 1983, it was announced that plant spacing was reduced to 2
5 meters (8
2 feet)
It is customary to train vines to grow on a sturdy horizontal trellis, with wooden “T” supports 6 to 7 feet (1
8-2
1m) high and 3 strands 2 feet (60cm) apart
A New Zealand grower has developed a metal arch system that provides space under the canopy of trees for pruning and harvesting and also provides frost protection by allowing fresh air to flow down and onto the ground
The frequency of diseases
Furthermore, it was found that the A-trellis produces 3 times more fruit than the conventional flat trellis
Using ordinary methods, the plants are pinned until they reach the wire, and as they grow, they need to be checked, otherwise, there will be a lot of clumps of vegetation tangled together
The cultivation of vines is very important
There should be only one leader and result in arm every 18-28 inches (45-71 cm)
Summer pruning is designed to guide fruiting arms and suppress buds
Summer pruning shoots will not bear fruit until the second year after dormancy
Male plants will produce more pollen in the spring if the new shoots produce 5 to 7 shoots in the summer
Fruiting branches are renewed every 4 years in winter
Vines should be trained to bear fruit above the leaves rather than below, as excessive leaf shading can cause stunted shoots, delayed flowering, bud dehydration and death, and reduced fruit size
This is more critical in New Zealand than in California, where the light is more intense and penetrating
Kiwi fruit plant
Mature kiwi fruit plants need at least 150 pounds of nitrogen per acre (about 150 kg/ha)
In New Zealand, they are usually fertilized twice a year, once in spring and once in early summer, using a total of 500 lbs (225 kg) of nitrogen, 220 lbs (100 kg) P2O5, 121 lbs (55 kg) K2O per hectare – equivalent to 202 lbs (92 kg) of nitrogen, 89 lbs (4
5 kg) P2O5, 49 lbs (22
2 kg) K2O per acre
In addition to land costs, a minimum of $ 3,500 per acre put into production is required
The first 2 years are the most critical period for dealing with the variable growth habits of individual plants, but with age, the vines become more manageable
A California grower who also grows and sells grafted plants believes many are growing too young
It only sells 2-year-old bare-root vines to plant during the dormancy season, unlike container-grown vines, which give the roots maximum freedom
In France, cuttings from New Zealand are stored in cold storage in winter and planted in spring, with vines growing 5 to 6 feet (1
5-1
8m) in the first 2 months
Kiwifruit vines can withstand the rainy season that destroys peach orchards
In addition to the added value of plant protection in the cold season and heat protection in the dry season, drip irrigation is now used in California
A mature orchard is said to require 40 inches (1,000 mm) of water during the 8-month growing season, more than 1/2 of the 3 summer months
Some growers plant permanent cover crops inoculated with clover to control dust, promote water infiltration, and provide additional nitrogen to the kiwifruit crop
However, clover must be trimmed when pollinating to prevent the flowers from attracting bees away from the kiwi vines
kiwifruit flower
The kiwifruit flowers are mostly pollinated by insects
For small single-row implants, one male screw for every 5 females is required
In commercial plantings, 10 to 12 percent of the vines should be male or about 1 male for every 8 or 9 female vines, and the males should be evenly staggered throughout the block planting
The flowering time must be determined so that the male and female plants coincide
Female plants do not produce nectar
When 10% to 15% of the kiwifruit flowers are open, 3 1/3 hives per acre (8 per hectare) are recommended to ensure adequate pollination
Due to an anticipated shortage of beehives for expanded agriculture, work began in New Zealand around 1980 to refine methods of collecting and drying pollen and preparing suspensions for spraying on flowering vines with towed equipment
tractor
Pollen is also available for artificial pollination in California
male kiwifruit flowers
Reproduction in the plant world is sometimes more complex than in the animal world
Some fruit plants, such as squash, have male and female flowers on the same plant, while others, such as kiwifruit (Actinidia spp
), have different male and female flowers
Kiwis grow on female vines, but male plants are required for successful pollination to produce fruit
Regardless of the variety, all kiwifruit vines have male and female plants with matching male or female flowers
Male vines produce more flowers, but female flowers are usually twice as large and have a central pistil, the tall structure that receives pollen
To bear fruit, the flowers on the male vines must pollinate the flowers on the female plant
Only female vines bear fruit, but only one male plant is required for every eight female plants to successfully pollinate, and both sexes must bloom at the same time
‘Black’ is an exception; this variety is self-pollinating, which means it doesn’t need to be cross-pollinated to bear fruit
Male and female kiwifruit require different pruning
Male kiwi vines are particularly vigorous because energy is not depleted by growing wood and leaves to produce fruit
Their function is to set the flowers to be pollinated by female flowers
After flowering, male vines need vigorous pruning to regrow next to the central flower head
They should not be pruned during the dormant season to allow for maximum growth of the vines to support the next flowering season
Female vines require pruning during both the growing and dormant seasons
Pruning during periods of active growth should thin out overgrown plants to allow sunlight to reach the fruit trees
Winter pruning removes branches that bore fruit the previous year to provide new growth for the next year’s crop
kiwifruit tree NZ
Kiwifruit is NZ’s(New Zealand’s) largest export crop, valued at $ 1
86 billion in the 2017/2018 financial year
Kiwifruit has been grown commercially in New Zealand since the 1930s
Exports began in the 1950s, with shipments to the UK
The New Zealand kiwifruit company Zespri was founded in response to a glut in the 1980s that caused global prices to collapse
Zespri controls all distribution and marketing of New Zealand kiwifruit in all countries except Australia
In the 2000s, a new golden variety (Hort16A) drove export growth until bacterial disease PSA (Pseudomonas syringae PV
Actinidiae) actually wiped out the variety around 2010
The industry recovered quickly with the transition to the more resilient variety Gold3 (SunGold)
This is the main Zespri Gold variety in supermarkets today
kiwi fruit Xmas tree
This kiwi Xmas (Christmas) tree is a healthy holiday snack for kids
This is a great idea for getting kids involved in the kitchen and making their curiosity satisfied
It’s hard to stop all the Xmas (Christmas) junk food from circulating around during the holidays
That’s why I think it’s worth making healthy food fun right now
I’m not usually a “fun food” mom, but when I try, my kids love it
It’s amazing how happy they are when I serve more or less the same snacks in a fun way
A fruit bowl filled with Christmas oranges, kiwi, grapes, apricots, pears, plums, pomegranates, dates and bananas makes the bare fireplace even more festive
However, when some fruit ripens, it releases a gas that can cause your tree to wilt prematurely
Stone fruit and bananas omit ethylene, causing spots and browning in other ethylene-sensitive fruits, such as apples
Unfortunately, it can have the same effect on confinement plants and houseplants, causing needles (and leaves) to turn brown and fall off faster than they should
Apricots, avocados, bananas, melons, kiwis, mangoes, nectarines, peaches, pears, and plums are the worst offenders of ethylene gas
B&Q says it’s best to keep the fruit basket away from the tree so it looks fresh and plump before the New Year
The DIY chain also advises customers to keep their Christmas trees away from radiators, which makes sense as conifers are used to colder climates
Don’t be afraid to water your tree every day
Christmas trees can drink up to two liters per day, depending on size, and humidity is essential to ensure conifers appear plump and plump
