Hardy Kiwi
Actinidia arguta
Vigorous, so give it a very strong support. One male will pollinate several females; smooth grape-sized fruit you eat skin and all.
Actinidia arguta is a perennial vine native to Japan, Korea, Northern China, and the Russian Far East. The fruit is known as kiwiberry or hardy kiwi, which are small kiwifruits without the hair-like fiber covering the outside, unlike most other species of the genus.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Medium
- Mature height
- 8 m
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Hardiness
- USDA 4–8
- Layers
- climber
Functional roles
Pollination & soil
Usually need a male plant for the females, though some self-fertile cultivars exist.
- Soil
- medium/loam
- pH
- Neutral, Acid
Rich, moist, free-draining soil; shelter from wind.
Propagation
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When: Softwood cuttings summer
Vigorous; needs a strong support and a male plant to pollinate the females.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.