Kiwi fruit known as the Chinese goodeberry grow on the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and its hybrids. The vines should be grown on sturdy support structures as it crops more than the rather weak vines can support.This plant has a cold greenhouse for protection but they can be grown outdoors in a sheltered spot.
Growing Tips
Kiwi fruit have high levels of vitimin C, dietry fibre and almost as much potassium as Bananas.
Actinidia originate from China, Japan and Indonesia but are grown and cropped commercially in NewZealand hence the name given to the fruit in the 1950’s.
The leaves particularly of male plants can have very ornamental variegation of pink white and green.
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