Scientific Name:	Actinidia deliciosa
Pronunciation:	ak-tih-NID-ee-uh duh-liss-ee-OH-zuh
Common Name:	fuzzy kiwi
Family Name:	Actinidiaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:	Leaves usually rounded and large (blade to 15 cm), margin sharply serrate, apex abruptly acuminate. Florets greenish yellow or white, 1.2-2 cm wide when fully open, 4-6 petals 7-9 mm long; anthers black or dark purple. Winter ID: branchlets lenticels absent when young, small and inconspicuous when old; pith white to brown.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Spreading Form: Climbing Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 5 - 7m Spread: 1.5 - 2.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China (N. China) Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Summer interest, Urban agriculture Additional Info: Google.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Summer: Bronze, Green Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Orbicular, Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cordate Margins: Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Flowers clustered Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): White Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Jun Additional Info: some may have 6 petals

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Aug Additional Info: Showy, fuzzy skinned

Bark Morphology: Exfoliating Bark or Stem Colour: Grey

Propagation:	Grafting, Softwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Mites, Root rot, Fungal leaf spot, Blight or needle cast, Nematodes, Sawfly or horntail, Thrips, Leafhopper or spittlebug

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West Location Map

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