Scientific Name:
Actinidia macrosperma
Pronunciation:
ak-tih-NID-ee-uh mack-roe-SPUR-muh
Common Name:
actinidia
Family Name:
Actinidiaceae
Plant Type:
Vine - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves ovate-elliptic, most 9-13cm long x 4-6cm wide, leathery when mature, petioles 2-3cm long; flowers white, sepals 2 or 3, petals 5-12 and 1-1.5cm long; fruit orange berry when mature, oval to round, 3-3.5cm, glabrous. Winter ID: twining stems, branchlets glabrous; leaf scar round to slightly flattened on top, buds < 2mm long; pith white, solid.
Habit:
Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
> 30m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Screening
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute, Caudate
Bases:
Cuneate, Rounded
Margins:
Crenate, Entire, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Additional Info:
2 - 3 sepals and 5 - 12 petals
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Orange
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts, Twining stems
Maintenance:
High
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
