Vigorous growing vines

Dublin, OH

I have two vines that we were told were hardy arctic kiwis. We bought one male and one female. They were planted over 10 years ago and we've never seen a single flower. I assume we were sold inaccurate plants, but can't get an ID on what we DO have. They are very vigorous growers, and if they will not produce fruit, then I will take them out because they are very heavy vines and take over. Any help would be greatly appreciated since I have posted twice on the ID thread with no response at all. These pictures were taken last summer, one of each vine. Thank you!

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(Zone 7a)

These definitely look and sound like hardy kiwi to me! Your leaves are a bit more elongated than the female variety I have ('Anna'), but I think my male may have more similar leaves. Mine started producing fruit after 5 years. Could you have possibly ended up with two plants of the same gender? It could possibly come down to nutrients in the soil, but I honestly find mine to be very low maintenance. Mine are in a sunny spot in sandy soil on a slope.

I actually have a post up right now asking for opinions on if I should remove mine. They are extremely vigorous and heavy as you mentioned! I can't keep up with them.

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