HARDY KIWIFRUIT

Kiwiberry - Issai

Hardy Kiwifruit selection, self fertile producing hairless Kumquat sized fruit, cropping its 2nd year. Taste is similar to the normal Kiwifruit.

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	$19.75	0	Cutting	Small	Seeking Propagation Material
	$23.90	0	Cutting	Medium	In Production

Kiwiberry - Red Female - Grafted

The name Hardy Kiwifruit comes from the fact that this species can tolerate very low winter temperatures and at the same time doesn't require a lot of winter chill, so can be grown over a wide climatic range. Pollinates with a regular male kiwi fruit. Hardy kiwifruits are smaller than normal Kiwifruit, an inch or so long. Fruits are borne in clusters and have smooth, edible skins so can be eaten just like grapes. The hardy kiwifruit has the same emerald-green interior and similar flavor to the grocery store kiwifruit, except that hardy kiwifruits are sweeter.

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	$34.95	0	Grafted	Large	Requires a male kiwi fruit for pollination *Requires a male kiwi fruit for pollination In Production

Kiwiberry - Kens Red

Fruits turn red when ripe. Flesh is red, mild and very sweet. Since Ken's Red is a female be sure to order a male to insure fruit set. Low-chill variety. One of the largest hardy kiwis. Since it crops heavily, it has a tendency to alternate bear. Heavy bearing one year, little or no bearing the next.

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	$24.90	0	Cutting	Medium	In Production

Kiwiberry - 74-49F female

Related to the Chinese Gooseberry it differs in fruit and hardiness. The fruit are generally green, fuzzless, and the size of grapes. Cut open, they look much like regular kiwifruit with its small black seeds. Also known as the Hardy Kiwi.

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	$24.90	0	Grafted	Large	Requires a male kiwi fruit for pollination *Requires a male kiwi fruit for pollination Seeking Propagation Material

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Customer Comments on Hardy Kiwifruit

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Hardy Kiwifruit

I first saw kiwi-berries being grown 15 yrs ago, in the heavy-snow zone of New Jersey (USA). Growers used 1.6-m tall, overhead arbours to grow the vines on: the berries dangle, so this saved the fruit from sunburn, and made harvests much easier. -- | Beth Schoenberg - Kambah, ACT 13-Apr-2009

Hardy Kiwifruit

The Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia.Arguta) are not related to the Gooseberry (Genus Ribes). They were called "Chinese Gooseberry" by early fruit explorers because of their similarity in size, color and taste (juicy, sweet, tart) to the more familiar Gooseberry. | Ron Strilaeff - Dallas , GA 07-May-2009

Hardy Kiwifruit

Supposed to be partially self-fertile. Would be good to hear from others how true this is. | Tom - Dural, NSW 01-May-2013

Hardy Kiwifruit

Bought a Kiwi-berry plant about a year ago from flower power. Currently has two little fruits on it so yes it is self pollinating. Don't know if the fruit seeds are viable for planting. | Charles - Sydney, NSW 20-Jan-2016

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