How to prune golden kiwi

Late winter while dormant (January–February); summer pinching of new shoots in June–July. Train one main trunk and permanent horizontal arms along wires. Each winter, shorten all fruiting laterals to 2–3 buds. Remove exhausted or crossing wood. In summer, pinch new lateral tips at 4–5 leaves beyond the last fruit to concentrate energy into the developing kiwis.

Annually (winter) plus light summer pinching. Golden Kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) is even more vigorous than hardy kiwi and needs a sturdy pergola or T-bar trellis and firm annual pruning. It requires both male and female plants for fruit. Prune in winter to maintain fruiting laterals off a permanent main rod; summer tipping controls rampant growth.

Train one main trunk and permanent horizontal arms along wires. Each winter, shorten all fruiting laterals to 2–3 buds. Remove exhausted or crossing wood. In summer, pinch new lateral tips at 4–5 leaves beyond the last fruit to concentrate energy into the developing kiwis.