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'''''Actinidia chinensis''''' <ref>{{ITIS | id = 506775 | taxon = ''Actinidia chinensis'' | accessdate = October 13, 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACCH5 ''Actinidia chinensis''] at [http://plants.usda.gov/ USDA PLANTS Database]</ref> is a [[fruit tree]] and [[medicinal plant]] <ref>[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Actinidia+chinensis ''Actinidia chinensis''] at [[Plants For A Future]]</ref> native to [[China]]. It is pollinated by bees.
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[[Actinidia]] chinensis, Planch. Climbing, to 25 ft.: hairs of young branchlets and lvs. bright red; pith of branches lamellate: lvs. orbicular or oval, cordate, firm, 3-5 in. long, ciliate-serrulate, finally glabrous above and dark green, whitish beneath: fls. several, creamy white, l 1/2-2 in. across: fr. ovoid or subglobose, 1-2 in. long, hairy, edible. China. G.C. III. 46:77 and 79. R.H. 1909, p. 473. J.H.S. 1903:59. H.I. 16:1593.—The most beautiful of the actinidias with the largest fls. and a promising fruiting vine; the frs. have the flavor of a gooseberry.
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[[Actinidia]] chinensis, Planch. Climbing, to 25 ft.: hairs of young branchlets and lvs. bright red; pith of branches lamellate: lvs. orbicular or oval, cordate, firm, 3-5 in. long, ciliate-serrulate, finally glabrous above and dark green, whitish beneath: fls. several, creamy white, l 1/2-2 in. across: fr. ovoid or subglobose, 1-2 in. long, hairy, edible. China.—The most beautiful of the actinidias with the largest fls. and a promising fruiting vine; the frs. have the flavor of a gooseberry.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   vine-climber

Height: ⇕ 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Width: ⇔ 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. to 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ moderate
Features: ✓ flowers, edible, fruit
USDA Zones: 7 to 10
Flower features: ❀ white
Scientific Names

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Actinidia chinensis [1][2] is a fruit tree and medicinal plant [3] native to China. It is pollinated by bees.


Read about Actinidia chinensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Actinidia chinensis, Planch. Climbing, to 25 ft.: hairs of young branchlets and lvs. bright red; pith of branches lamellate: lvs. orbicular or oval, cordate, firm, 3-5 in. long, ciliate-serrulate, finally glabrous above and dark green, whitish beneath: fls. several, creamy white, l 1/2-2 in. across: fr. ovoid or subglobose, 1-2 in. long, hairy, edible. China.—The most beautiful of the actinidias with the largest fls. and a promising fruiting vine; the frs. have the flavor of a gooseberry.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

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  • photo 2

  • photo 3

  • Male flower

  • New Zealand Golden Kiwifruit

References

  1. ↑ Template:ITIS
  2. ↑ Actinidia chinensis at USDA PLANTS Database
  3. ↑ Actinidia chinensis at Plants For A Future

External links


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