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Vines in winter

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Vines in winter

Kiwifruit vines are deciduous – they lose their leaves in winter. In July the vines are winter-pruned while dormant.

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Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty, Kiwifruit – The production year, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17734/vines-in-winter (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty, published 1 March 2009.