Scientific Name:
Actinidia arguta
Pronunciation:
ak-tih-NID-ee-uh are-GEW-tuh
Common Name:
hardy kiwi
Family Name:
Actinidiaceae
Plant Type:
Vine - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves usually ovate, sometimes ovate-oblong, 6-12cm long x 5-10cm wide, margin sharply serrate, apex abruptly acuminate, base rounded to slightly cordate, petioles 3-7cm long; florets greenish yellow or white, 1.2-2cm wide when fully open, 4-6 petals 7-9mm long; anthers black or dark purple; kiwi 2-3cm long x ~2cm wide, greenish-yellow (some red-purple cvs.). Winter ID: twigs twining, pubescent, pith white to brown; most buds concealed in thickened area above leaf scar, terminal bud absent.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Summer interest, Urban agriculture
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Bronze
Shapes:
Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Rounded
Margins:
Dentate, Spinose
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun
Additional Info:
Cultivar. Issai is self fertile.
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Green-yellow, Purple, Red (Some cvs. may turn prurple-red.)
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, smooth skinned
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid, Valvate
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Organ Modifications:
Twining stems
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings, Grafting
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Fungal leaf spot, Leafhopper or spittlebug, Mites, Nematodes, Root rot, Sawflies or horntails or ants, Thrips (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
