Snow or frost can occur a few times a year where species of cold-tolerant Kadsura are endemic. Mountain passes into mountain villages are sometimes impassable. While temperatures are not comparable to the deep-freezes of the midwestern USA, freezes can often occur for the two coldest months of the year with low temperatures in the mid […]
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Dragon™ Vine Pests and Disease
Dragon™ Vine pests and disease are limited as these plants have a strong resistance to disease. In China sometimes termites can harm the older roots or trunk and inchworms can do some damage to the leaves. In China, pests if any, are controlled by scattering lime ash from burnt plants or trees. Sometimes chrysanthemum flowers […]
Pruning and Training the Kadsura Dragon™ Vine
It is not necessary to prune the Kadsura Dragon™ Vine. However, If pruning is desired, prune about one month before they flower in the late winter and spring. Trimming extra branches or cutting out winter buds to create a more open structure for larger fruit production is sometimes recommended. Scaffolding or trellis When planting, a […]
Habitat for Growing the Kadsura Dragon™ Vine
The Kadsura Dragon™ Vine grows best in soils with moderate fertility, well-drained with neutral to acid soil, produce the fastest growth. It does excellent in semi-shade even deep shade. The roots of the Kadsura Dragon™ Vine tend to be shallow like kiwis, and since its native habitat receives rain in the summertime they benefit from […]
Kadsura Dragon™ Vine Flowers and Pollination
Dragon™ Vine Flowers are usually produced on the current year’s growth and are beautiful, rose-colored, 1 inch by 1 inch, and similar to plants in the magnolia family which is an ancient relative. Kadsura, as noted by Saunders, is found in fossil records by paleobotanist, in both North America and Europe, dating back tens of […]
Kadsura Dragon™ Vine Cultivation Range, Easy to Grow
Kadsura Dragon™ Vine cultivation management for the “God peach” is easier than most fruits. They can be grown similar to grapes or kiwi vines and are more pest-resistant than grapes. The plants do not require much pruning, are typically pest free of pest or disease. When growing in an open position it is recommended to […]
Kadsura Dragon™ Vine Fruit: A Giant Berry-Like Fruit
When talking about the Kadsura Dragon™ Vine fruit in 1999, Katy Warren, who is known as the ‘Queen of Kiwano Melon’ for her national introduction of the brilliantly yellow-and-neon-green horned cucumber; now sold to nearly every major food chain in the USA, remarked, “It’s just crazy that this ‘giant raspberry-like fruit, isn’t found in stores across […]
Successful Kadsura Dragon™ Vine Propagation
Kadsura Dragon™ Vine propagation can easily be accomplished in regions similar to San Francisco and South to San Diego, or North to Portland or Seattle, or even the island of Vancouver near Sannichton and Nanaimo Canada, where kiwi fruit have been successful – albeit in a protected microclimate- offer exciting opportunities for this new Kadsura […]