Issai Hardy Kiwi
Actinidia arguta 'Issai'
Fast growing, high-yielding vine sans thorns
- Genus: Actinidia
- Species: arguta
- Variety: 'Issai'
- Item Form: 1-Quart
- Zone: 5 - 9
- Fruit Color: Green
- Plant Height: 8 ft - 12 ft
- Plant Width: 8 ft - 12 ft
- Additional Characteristics: Edible, Flower
- Bloom Color: Green, White
- Foliage Color: Medium Green
- Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade
- Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
- Resistance: Disease Resistant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Pest Resistant
- Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
- Uses: Vines and Climbers, Containers
- Restrictions:
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Issai Hardy Kiwi is a very resilient and vigorous vine which grows in a flash and produces flavorful fruits a year after planting. The fruits are green and very sweet and while they are smaller than grocery store varieties they are no less tasty of useful. They lack the brown fuzz of their cousins and their vines are blessedly thornless so you can harvest them without worry. Issai is self-pollinating and requires much less pruning than others. Best of all it's very weather-proof and is quite tolerant of heat, humidity, and disease.
