Scientific Name:
Actinidia kolomikta
Pronunciation:
ak-tih-NID-ee-uh koh-loh-MIK-tuh
Common Name:
actinidia
Family Name:
Actinidiaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Vine - deciduous, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
New stems pubescent; leaves alternate, blades ovate, 7-14cm x 4-10cm wide, green with some (partially) pink or nearly white towards apex, petioles 1-4cm long. Winter ID: rough brown bark; buds tiny, circular, raised or embedded in th swollen tissue near the round leaf scars.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Arbors or trellis, Screening, Spring interest, Tall background
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Rugose, Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Pink, Nearly White
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Caudate
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
dioecious plant
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Yellow, Green
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, fruit is edible
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid, Rounded or globular, Superposed
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings, Grafting
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 2355
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain : 692
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West