Difference between revisions of "Actinidia chinensis"

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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

Scientific Names
Actinidiaceae >	Actinidia >	chinensis >

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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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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.