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KiwiAll seasonsGrafted vine (male pollinator)Updated 8 October 2026

Tomuri (male pollinator)

A male pollinator variety that does not itself fruit but supplies pollen, timed to flower with the late female varieties such as Hayward. One male is planted for every 5тАУ8 female vines тАФ without it, the females set almost no fruit.

SeasonAll seasons
Maturity periodMale; flowers to match late female varieties; no fruit itself
Expected yieldNot a fruiting variety тАФ its job is pollen for the female vines
Suitable soilLoam

Quick facts

Crop
Kiwi
Type
Grafted vine (male pollinator)
Season
All seasons
Maturity period
Male; flowers to match late female varieties; no fruit itself
Expected yield
Not a fruiting variety тАФ its job is pollen for the female vines
Suitable soil
Loam

About this variety

Tomuri is a male kiwi vine grown not for fruit but as a pollen source, its flowering timed to overlap with late female varieties such as Hayward. Because kiwi is dioecious, the female (fruiting) vines cannot set a crop without pollen from a male flowering alongside them, so one compatible male like Tomuri is interplanted for every five to eight female vines, spread evenly through the block. Choosing a male whose flowering overlaps the female variety's is essential тАФ a male that flowers at the wrong time is as good as no male at all. It is grown, trained and tended like the female vines.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeGrafted vine (male pollinator)
    MaturityMale; flowers to match late female varieties; no fruit itself
    Yield potentialNot a fruiting variety тАФ its job is pollen for the female vines
    Disease resistanceNo special resistance widely documented
    SoilLoam
    SeasonAll seasons

Sowing & cultivation

  • SpacingOne male for every 5тАУ8 female vines, spread through the block

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

Male; flowers to match late female varieties; no fruit itself

Expected yield

Not a fruiting variety тАФ its job is pollen for the female vines

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

Pest & disease considerations

Major diseases

  • No special resistance widely documented

Advantages & considerations

Why farmers may choose it

  • The essential pollen source for Hayward and other late female varieties.
  • Flowering matched to the late females so pollination coincides with their bloom.

Things to consider

  • Produces no fruit itself тАФ it is planted purely to pollinate the female vines.
  • Its flowering must overlap the female variety's; match the pollinator to the female chosen.

Suitable regions

States this variety is recommended for тАФ check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.

  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Uttarakhand
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Sikkim