Scientific Name
Actinidia chinensis
Common Name
Kiwi Fruit; Chinese gooseberry
Vines for the Southeast
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Hardiness Zone:
8-9
[Tomuri]
Habit:
Deciduous
Growth Rate:
Rapid
Texture:
Coarse
Height:
30'
Exposure:
Sun to partial shade
Climbing Method:
--
Flower/ Fruit:
Showy white flowers in spring; fruit late summer
Comments:
Male and female plants needed to produce fruit; sensitive to severe cold
; average soil
Cultivars:
Aureovariegata
(cream and white leaves), Bruno (female), Haywood (female), Matua (male), Tomuri (male)
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