General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 15 to 25 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: 2 to 3 inch oblong, fuzzy greenish-brown.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Chinese Gooseberry
  • Kiwi Fruit
  • Yang Tao
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Actinidia chinensis var. hispida
  • Synonym: Actinidia deliciosa

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Location: Braga, Portugal
Date: 2023-06-06
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