Kiwi autofertile 'Solo': will it pollinate other kiwis?

[BertieFox]

As I posted formerly, I have a large female kiwi covered in flowers which grew 30 fruit last year when I hand pollinated from a couple of male flowers from a sickly specimen. The male died this spring before three miserable little buds opened.

I have been trying to buy another male kiwi but found most of the garden centres here had sold out by now (they tend to be sold in the spring). I have however bought an autofertile variety called Solo.

My question is, will an autofertile variety of kiwi successfully pollinate other female kiwis? Never having grown an autofertile variety to flowering size, I don't know whether the plants have male and female flowers on the same plant or whether the flowers are hermaphrodite. If the latter, would an hermaphrodite flower provide pollen for female only flowers?

If anyone has any idea, I'd be grateful to hear from you.

[Nicos]

I found this comment on another site...

" Most kiwi fruits are either male or female, one male being sufficient to pollinate about 5 females. There are also a few hermaphrodite varieties now available from plant nurseries. If you do not have a hermaphrodite form (such as 'Solo' or 'Jeanine') then you will need to find out the sex of your plant and obtain another plant of the opposite sex if you require the fruit. If your plant is female, then a hermaphrodite form will pollinate it and also fruit itself."

So if they are correct, the Solo will pollinate other female kiwis Bertie!

[Kirk]

It should pollinate others.
In order to not pollinate others the pollen would have to be sterile and so then it could not pollinate itself.

[BertieFox]

Thanks both for the information. That's wonderfully reassuring. I bought the Solo because it was both a really well grown large specimen and quite cheap at only 16 euros, so a good bargain.

I'm going to make sure I plant this one out in the best possible conditions this time having lost two males over the last few years.